Some big numbers from a 72-hour rain event last week.
The system moved through last Thursday through Saturday and resulted in some impressive totals in the WRMJ listening area. Per the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, Viola received 9.38 inches of rain, while Aledo received 7.09 inches.
John Baranick is an ag meteorologist at DTN.
The National Weather Service Central Illinois office in Lincoln reported rainfall totals from last Thursday morning through Saturday morning at 9.91 inches in Canton.