Another remarkable night of rain
August 9, 2010

A huge complex of storms made their way through Nebraska and into Iowa last night, positively drenching the northern 2/3rds of Iowa. Preliminary storm reports included stranded cars, roads covered in two to three feet of water, and a train derailment caused by a track washout in Des Moines. There were lots of power outages, too, since the rains were accompanied by widespread 60 mph winds -- and more storms are in the forecast.

It's an event like this that makes homeowners think about getting battery-backup sump pumps and causes cities to reconsider their bypass pumping and lift station backup options.

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