No injuries or major damage to buildings were reported, but some basements were flooded.

About three to four inches of rain fell, according to Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen. He said the rain fell in a relatively narrow band stretching from southwest of Fort Dodge, through the city, and northeast of Fort Dodge.

He said the storm kept “re-firing up.”

“It was kind of a unique storm, I guess,” he said.

-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Fort Dodge Public Works Department employees attempt to unclog a storm drain in the flooded intersection of Sixth Avenue North and 13th Street late Tuesday afternoon.

In Fort Dodge, the rain came down faster than the storm sewers could carry it away, and the result was some intersections being covered with up to two feet of water.

“There was significant flooding in certain spots on the roads,” Public Works Director Brett Daniel said.

Public works crews tried to clear clogs from storm sewer intakes.

Daniel said trouble spots included the intersections of Fifth Avenue North and 15th Street and Sixth Avenue North and 13th Street. The 1200 block of Central Avenue was also flooded and closed to traffic.

The Bridge of Fallen Heroes on North Third Street was temporarily closed because of water accumulated in its low point.

-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
A big section of this tree at Williams Drive and 14th Avenue North came down during Tuesday afternoon's storm.

The Karl King Bridge on Second Avenue South was closed to all westbound traffic. Eastbound traffic was routed into the westbound lanes until water drained from the eastbound lanes.

Drivers may have noticed that one of the vehicles with red and blue flashing lights positioned on the Karl King Bridge had the words Hardin County Emergency Management printed on its sides. Hagen said that Hardin County’s emergency management coordinator was coming into Fort Dodge for a meeting with him when the storm hit, so he helped with traffic control.

Public works crews, including some who were called back to work, were on the job until about 7:30 p.m.

Daniel said crews will spend time today clearing debris away from storm sewer intakes and checking for damage to sewers and streets.