DES MOINES, Iowa — Heavy rain hit parts of Iowa hard Thursday morning. The slow moving storm system produced a couple of inches per hour in southern Iowa. The heaviest rain fell in Mystic with 6.9″ reported. Mystic is located in Appanoose county. This area was under a flash flooding warning with water reported over a few roadways. The Des Moines airport measured 1.21″ by 11 AM and Johnston reported closer to 2″ of rain. This strong storm did also produce some wind damage in Lineville.
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