https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/flash-flood-forecast-midwest-sep2016 As of Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 A very large storm has plagued the midwest, especially Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In Iowa, roads north of Waterloo and near Nashua have closed. Flooding has been reported to be near 2008 levels, which was a very severe flood. 2008 was most treacherous to Cedar Rapids. Nashua has reported flooded basements. Closer to us, the Mississippi is at 15 for the flood stage. It will be 19.5 in a week, predicts the National Weather Service.
Man dies after 7 inches of rain came down the rain caused a mud slide that took his house for a ride. The house stopped on highway 35. this happened around 4:30 A.M. rescue workers found him later that day. http://wbay.com/2016/09/22/flooding-closing-schools-making-some-roads-impassable/
A man jumps into the Cedar River, which is flooded, to save a deer. People were standing on the bridge on 4th street taking pictures of the flood when they saw the deer jump into the flooded river. The deer swam a little trying to beat the current. People called 911, but the police said there is nothing they could do. Three men decided to help the deer. One man jumped into the river, tethered to a railing, with a life jacket on and grabbed the deer while the other two men helped the man and deer to safety. The man who jumped into the river wanted to stay anonymous.
Several thousand residents of Cedar Rapids left their homes Sunday as floodwaters began to spill out of the rising Cedar River. The river crested Saturday night in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, which are about 55 miles upstream from Cedar Rapids. Which is Iowa’s second largest city, with about 130,000 people. The National Weather Service predicted that the river will crest at 23-24 feet. It crested at 22.95 feet Saturday. That is well below the 2008 record of 27 feet, but still caused major flooding. It remained at 22 feet Sunday afternoon.
In Cedar Rapids, the river is expected to crest at 23 feet on Tuesday. This is below the 2008 record of about 31 feet, but the closest it has been to that level. About five thousand people were told to evacuate their homes and told they should not go back for days because the water will be too high. School is also cancelled until Wednesday, unless weather permits then to cancel it for a longer period of time. Residents said they were told days before to evacuate, where in 2008, they were only given eight to ten hours. The people of Cedar Rapids have been more prepared for a flood like this to happen than they were several years ago. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/25/residents-evacuate-cedar-rapids-homes-ahead-flooding-in-iowa.html
When a young deer jumped into the Cedar River, it swam a couple hundred feet attempting to beat the current but ended up getting stranded near a bridge. A young girl called 911 while others called the police department. The only response that any of them got was that there was nothing they could do and they would have to wait for it to swim to the shore. Three men didn't like that response so they had a man tethered to a pole while they held on as he jumped in to rescue the deer. After doing so, they noticed that it was a wounded baby deer. They then proceeded to take it out of town and let it go! http://www.kwwl.com/story/33184129/2016/09/24/man-risks-life-to-save-deer
There is still folding warnings for the Cedar River. The warnings were issued this morning till Thursday afternoon. The river was at 21.8 feet Monday, and the flood stage is 15 feet. Water is at the bottom of the Iowa Highway 150 bridge. There are some roads closed by it. https://www.wunderground.com/US/IA/052.html
The city of Cedar Rapids has asked residents in areas that are being effected by the flooding to be evacuated by 8p.m.. Law enforcement ordered a curfew in the evacuation zone between 8p.m and 7a.m. Any residents entering or moving around in the evacuation area during that time period will be stopped by law enforcement.
In Eastern Iowa there is extreme flooding. The Cedar River is flooded and the water has created in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Area. The Yellow River near Monona is high but not near as bad as it was a month ago. We are due for some dry weather which should give the rivers some time to recede. We are also due for some more rain after 4 days of sunny dry weather.
On Sunday families in Cedar Rapids evacuated their homes due to flooding. The Cedar River went up in Waterloo and and Cedar Falls. That is 55 miles up stream from Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids is the second largest city with 130,000 people. Surprisingly the water level is lower than they were expecting. Officials are asking people that live near the river, the 5,000 homes, to evacuate. It could by many days before they return. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/25/residents-evacuate-cedar-rapids-homes-ahead-flooding-in-iowa.html Hannah Schutte
Weather has been pretty bad around here has been really bad. I can tell you that because many alerts went off hourly Saturday while watching college football. Much of Northeast Iowa is flooded along with the Cedar River causing problems in Cedar Rapids. The Wapsipinican River is also very high. http://www.kwwl.com/story/33181587/2016/09/24/wapsipinicon-river-forecast-update-sunday-afternoon
Several thousand residents of Cedar Rapids left their homes Sunday as floodwaters began to spill out of the rising Cedar River. The river crested Saturday night in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, which are about 55 miles upstream from Cedar Rapids. Being Iowa’s second largest city, with about 130,000 people. The National Weather Service predicted that the river will crested at 23-24 feet. It crested at 22.95 feet Saturday. That is well below the 2008 record of 27 feet, but still caused major flooding. It remained at 22 feet Sunday afternoon.
At least three tornadoes were reported in northern Iowa last Wednesday evening.The weather service issued tornado warnings to Floyd County and Butler County.The storm produced multiple brief tornadoes and at least three tornado touchdowns. Reports of damage in the area, including two machine sheds destroyed. Trees were knocked down near Marble Rock and Rockford, as well as near Greene. At 7 p.m. that night the storm was still developing and was expected to move at about 15 mph. A tornado warning was then again issued for Chickasaw County and Floyd County. Many flash flood warning were issued as well. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/09/21/tornadoes-touch-down-northern-iowa/90809708/
September 26, 2016 In Cedar Rapids many people had to leave their homes due to every bad flooding. Many people have pets, and not many places allow people to have pets inside. With the flooding as bad as it is, the Animal Care and Control shelter is letting families keep their pets at the shelter. More than 50 pets have been taken to the shelter. The shelter is also trying to get other hotels to allow families to keep their pets with them just for this time. http://www.kwwl.com/story/33188919/2016/09/26/iowa-animal-shelter-offers-safe-haven-as-flooding-looms
On Saturday night a 19 year old man jumped into the Cedar River to save a deer. The young doe had no idea the flooding waters were so rapid and could not swim. Calls were made to the DNR and police but nobody would come help. Leeper jumped into the flooding water, tied the rope around the deer, while two other men pulled the deer up and out. The men took the deer away from the river to a nearby farm so she was away from the rushing waters.
The Cedar River in Cedar Rapids is expected to crest at 23 feet Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. It will be around 16 feet by Monday morning, making it major flood stage. Crews are beginning to wrap Hesco barrier walls for structural support, as they work around the clock. Three sandbagging sites are also open 24 hours. They are located at the former Kmart. A curfew is also in place for those neighborhoods, beginning at 8 p.m. until 7 a.m. until further notice. Police will be patrolling the area, along with the Iowa National Guard. http://www.kwwl.com/story/33186173/2016/09/25/flood-preps-and-evacuations-plans-for-cedar-rapids
With all raining lately many rivers have been overflowing drastically, and flooding people everywhere. In Waterloo and Cedar Falls there were huge floods, but those people are now able to focus on the cleanup part, with some from Red Cross, who brought in cleanup kits. They said that it includes the essentials to cleanup your homes. They are handing them out for free with no questions asked, because they "Just want to help folks get back in their homes if they can, as quickly as possible." If you'd like to help out those people dealing with damage, you can text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to donate $10. That money will be added to your phone bill.
Residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa's second-largest city, hope a temporary floodwall that is protecting thousands of homes and downtown buildings from the rain-swollen Cedar River will hold as the rain-swollen Cedar River crests.
The river is expected to reach its peak Tuesday at 23 feet before slowly falling through the week. Residents fear a devastating flood like the one that hit the eastern Iowa city of 130,000 in 2008 http://www.kwwl.com/story/33256916/2016/09/27/cedar-rapids-residents-hope-flood-barriers-hold
At least three tornadoes were reported in northern Iowa last Wednesday night. The tornado warning were for Floyd and Butler County from 5 to 7 pm. The storm produced multiple brief tornadoes and there was only three touchdowns reported. There was a tweet on the website showing the tornado near Greene, Iowa.
By Tuesday the cedar river is expected to rise 23 feet. Back in 2008 the level was 31 feet. This means this Flood is so far less than the one 8 years ago. 5000 people have been told to evacuate, the people are not to return for several days. Schools have since been canceled until wend. but there is a chance if the wether gets worse, school may be cancelled for longer.
Around 5,000 people were instructed to evacuate their homes in Cedar Rapids. On Sunday, Cedar Rapids residents were busy sandbagging and moving valuables to higher ground in preperation for their second-worst round of flooding in history. The Cedar River crested in Waterloo on Saturday, reaching levels that were only second to the flooding in 2008. One woman built a sandbag ring around her home after refusing to leave during the flooding. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2016/09/25/cedar-rapids-iowa-floods-cedar-river-evacuate/91078970/
Next Tuesday, the Cedar River is expected to reach its peak of 23 feet. It will be the highest level in nearly a decade. 5,800 homes and businesses are in danger for evacuation. The rise of the river water started slowly, although it reached the sandbags in some areas. The National Weather Service reported that the river's highest the river has even been was 31 feet, which was back in 2008. It flooded over 5,400 homes and 700 businesses in a 10 square mile area.
September 25, 2016 Waterloo and Cedar Fall will be donating sandbags to Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids is preparing for flooding in the coming days. The mayor of Waterloo, Quentin Hart will be helping deliver sandbags. The sandbags will be delivered to the city services in Cedar Rapids. The flooding has caused a lot of damage throughout the state, forcing many schools to shut down. http://www.kwwl.com/category/318571/cedar-rapids-area-flood-coverage
As you all know the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids is flooding. The workers have created a quarter-million sandbags. The sewers were overflowing on the streets. Some Schools were canceled. The peek was at 23 feet only 9 feet below 2008.
Three tornados were reported to have touched down in northern Iowa last Wednesday night in parts of Greene and Marble Rock. Trees and a two machine sheds were destroyed. While the tornados were happening there were flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings also being issued. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/09/21/tornadoes-touch-down-northern-iowa/90809708/
An Evansdale man jumped into the Cedar River to save a wounded, baby deer. People were taking pictures of the flooding at the Cedar River last Saturday, when they saw the deer jump into the river. Two people called 911 but the police department said they couldn't do anything to help. That's when three men jumped into the river to save the deer. When they pulled the deer out they decided to take it out of town and release it. The Evansdale man who jumped into the water did not want to be named.
Another city is evacuating. The smaller city of Palo has been evacuated. Only part of the city is being evacuated, about 80 homes in total. There is now a link on the KWWL website were people can donate to the cities of Cedar Rapids and other flooding cities. The flood stage of the Cedar River is supposed to be back under flood stage by Sunday Morning. http://www.kwwl.com/story/33180419/2016/09/23/cedar-river-forecast-update-sunday-afternoon
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey says while there has been a lot of flooding in the state in recent weeks, there has not been widespread flood damage to crops. Northey says water impacts corn and beans differently. “If beans get water up into the plant, if it gets very far, it will knock them down and make it really hard to be able to harvest,” Northey says. “Corn can stand in standing water and you can get water up over the ear. When you do that you have a risk of mycotoxins, so there’s some procedures to check to see if you have mycotoxins. You certainly don’t want to harvest that and put that with good corn without knowing what you have.” There have also been worried about mold or mycotoxins before the flooding occurred. As long as farmers get right on it with their harvest, mold won't be a huge issue. https://www.radioiowa.com/2016/09/28/flood-damage-not-widespread-for-crops-but-wet-weather-slows-harvest/
Cedar River in Cedar Rapids is flooding. That area contains about 20,000 people and 5,800 homes and businesses. The river has washed away 5,800 homes. The cedar river is at 23 feet and in 2008 the river was at 31 feet.
They say the Cedar River s slowly receding from its crest in Cedar Rapids and a new forecast says the water level will drop below flood stage sooner than expected. the city's temporary flood protection system is still doing its job holding back the river National Weather Service data show the river has dropped to 21.19 feet
Temporary barriers appeared to hold back the flooding in Iowa's second city, but officials are telling evactuatees to stay away for longer. "It's not yet time to come back to the way life used to be just yet, but we're getting close", city manager Jeff Pomeranz told reporters after the cedar river crested at 22.5 feet. Pomeranz also says that the temporary flood walls are doing a good job of protecting this major city. "It's not over yet, but we're feeling very good", Pomeranz said.
The weather has been bad around here. Really bad that is has caused flooding making people have to sandbag. A lot of crops have been washed away. rivers have flooded. A lot of rain. https://weather.com/weather/today/l/Dubuque+IA+USIA0248:1:US
There was a Carbon-Monoxide poisoning reminder sent out to Linn County. This is because of the flooding, people are relying on generators and small equipment that use gas instead of electricity in their homes. CO is and odorless, tasteless, and non-visible gas that can cause illness or possible death.
http://www.kwwl.com/story/33270011/2016/09/28/2500-people-returning-to-homes-businesses-in-cedar-rapids-today The Cedar River crested on Tuesday, and Cedar Rapids was able to be saved. In 2008 the city was not so lucky, according to their mayor Ron Corbett. The river will be back in its bank by Thursday night. 2,500 people will be able to return to their homes, and businesses.
Its starting to get cold outside heading into fall. The water levels are still high, from all of the rain we are getting. The good thing is, is that water is receding but there is more rain coming our way. The Cedar River is still dangerously high and officials are still saying to stay out of the water. In Cedar Rapids there are 2,500 people returning to their homes and businesses.
Some kids brought brownies to police officers to thank them for their handwork during all of the flooding. The department posted a big thank you to these kids. Support is coming in many different ways. http://www.kwwl.com/story/33270264/2016/09/28/kids-thank-iowa-police-officers-for-their-hard-work-during-flooding
Cedar Rapids has so far succeeded in holding back the water from flooding this week. The Cedar River had crested at just over 22 feet this week. Around 5,800 homes and businesses were at risk for flooding this week. It is currently receding and the mayor feels that the worst of the flood damage has passed. It's said to be the 2nd worst food in Cedar Rapids, after the 2008 flood. So far one person has been rescued from the river. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/us-weather/iowa-cedar-river-flood-rain/72643
Cedar Rapids animal care is providing a safe place for animals to go during the flooding. The Des Moines register is hoping that this opportunity is helping people make the decision to get out or their house for a couple days during the flood. The officials say some people might stay in their homes because they can't find a place to stay with their pets. More than 50 pets have already been taken to shelters for temporary refuge. The shelter has also made a list of hotels that will now accept pets for the time being.
KCRG September 29, 2016 http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Cedar-Rapids-residents-in-original-flood-evacuation-zone-return-home--395199211.html Cedar Rapids residents began returning to their homes after evacuation due to location within the original 28-foot flood zone. On Wednesday, officials moved the evacuation zone back from the 28-foot-flood stage to the 24-foot-flood stage. That means that 2,500 homes and businesses have the clearance to move back in. People who live on A Avenue said they were excited to be back, but due to the requests to have peoples power shut off during the evacuation, they could not stay overnight. Crews of Alliant Energy are currently working on turning the power back on, but have said they will be inspect homes inside the evacuation zone before giving the okay to turn it on. “It’s been a delay with the power getting back on and gas getting back on so just kind of waiting for that but really excited to get back into the comfort of my own home,” Taneka Smith said.
A cording to the national wealth service in Cedar Rapids says the water crested on Tuesday but still was rising. Nearly 400 National guard soldiers have stepped in to help. Mayor Ron Corbett praised the work on all the help they had from local areas and community members. The reason the water rose so much was because the rain came down to fast for it to go in the water and with the water already being so wet from the rain before the one last night. I hope we don't have any more. Rain gauges are said of had over 7 inches of water in places.
In Cedar Rapids, there is a "welcome home" message to those who got the call to evacuate because of the flooding. At noon on Friday, the people that own property within the evacuation area will be free to return for any flood-related activities such as cleanup. It will end at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. They also might be re-opening most bridges over the avenues crossing the Cedar River. They have been inspected and declared safe. http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Mayor-says-welcome-home-as-city-begins-to-lift-flood-restrictions-395309871.html
Tuesday was peak day, which is when the Cedar River hit 22 feet. Which the 22 feet was about 1 foot under the estimated amount. This was also a relief for the people here because of the flood in 2008. This was quite lower than the record 31 feet in 2008 which flooded 10 square miles of the city. “The other 3 feet would’ve made a huge difference around here,” said Carol Ekstrand. Scott Pinter owner of the Cedar River Landing bar also said “It bought a lot of people their homes and businesses.” http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/kyle-munson/2016/09/27/cedar-rapids-sequel-flood-flop-and-thank-god/91107802/
The Cedar Rapids Community School District has cancelled classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdaybecause of the flood emergency. All district schools and offices will be closed.Cedar Falls has cancelled classes for Monday, but Waterloo schools will remain open and on schedule.During the closings, essential custodial and maintenance and grounds employees have been instructed to report to work on their regular schedules. Date: September 25,2016 Work Cited: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2016/09/25/cedar-rapids-schools-canceled-due-to-flood-emergency/91082384/
September 29th. Fall is coming around the corner here in Iowa and about a third of Northern Iowa is already experiencing leaves changing. In other words there are a lot of ugg boots being worn in Northern Iowa. Since it is officially fall up there. However around mid to southern Iowa they will expect the leaf change and outfit changes around the second week of October. The temperatures are also expected to continue gradually dropping for the rest of the year. http://www.kcci.com/news/iowa-dnr-releases-map-showing-when-leaves-will-change/41889698
This year the weather here in northeast iowa has been especially different. It rained alot which cause the yellow river and the turkey river to flood. And I noticed that the leaves changed quite rapidly this year. They almost went from green to falling off of the tree. ikehanson.com :)
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A very large storm has plagued the midwest, especially Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In Iowa, roads north of Waterloo and near Nashua have closed. Flooding has been reported to be near 2008 levels, which was a very severe flood. 2008 was most treacherous to Cedar Rapids. Nashua has reported flooded basements. Closer to us, the Mississippi is at 15 for the flood stage. It will be 19.5 in a week, predicts the National Weather Service.
Man dies after 7 inches of rain came down the rain caused a mud slide that took his house for a ride. The house stopped on highway 35. this happened around 4:30 A.M. rescue workers found him later that day. http://wbay.com/2016/09/22/flooding-closing-schools-making-some-roads-impassable/
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ReplyDeleteA man jumps into the Cedar River, which is flooded, to save a deer. People were standing on the bridge on 4th street taking pictures of the flood when they saw the deer jump into the flooded river. The deer swam a little trying to beat the current. People called 911, but the police said there is nothing they could do. Three men decided to help the deer. One man jumped into the river, tethered to a railing, with a life jacket on and grabbed the deer while the other two men helped the man and deer to safety. The man who jumped into the river wanted to stay anonymous.
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ReplyDeleteSeveral thousand residents of Cedar Rapids left their homes Sunday as floodwaters began to spill out of the rising Cedar River. The river crested Saturday night in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, which are about 55 miles upstream from Cedar Rapids. Which is Iowa’s second largest city, with about 130,000 people. The National Weather Service predicted that the river will crest at 23-24 feet. It crested at 22.95 feet Saturday. That is well below the 2008 record of 27 feet, but still caused major flooding. It remained at 22 feet Sunday afternoon.
In Cedar Rapids, the river is expected to crest at 23 feet on Tuesday. This is below the 2008 record of about 31 feet, but the closest it has been to that level. About five thousand people were told to evacuate their homes and told they should not go back for days because the water will be too high. School is also cancelled until Wednesday, unless weather permits then to cancel it for a longer period of time. Residents said they were told days before to evacuate, where in 2008, they were only given eight to ten hours. The people of Cedar Rapids have been more prepared for a flood like this to happen than they were several years ago.
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When a young deer jumped into the Cedar River, it swam a couple hundred feet attempting to beat the current but ended up getting stranded near a bridge. A young girl called 911 while others called the police department. The only response that any of them got was that there was nothing they could do and they would have to wait for it to swim to the shore. Three men didn't like that response so they had a man tethered to a pole while they held on as he jumped in to rescue the deer. After doing so, they noticed that it was a wounded baby deer. They then proceeded to take it out of town and let it go!
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There is still folding warnings for the Cedar River. The warnings were issued this morning till Thursday afternoon. The river was at 21.8 feet Monday, and the flood stage is 15 feet. Water is at the bottom of the Iowa Highway 150 bridge. There are some roads closed by it.
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ReplyDeleteThe city of Cedar Rapids has asked residents in areas that are being effected by the flooding to be evacuated by 8p.m.. Law enforcement ordered a curfew in the evacuation zone between 8p.m and 7a.m. Any residents entering or moving around in the evacuation area during that time period will be stopped by law enforcement.
http://www.kwwl.com/story/33158106/2016/09/22/slideshow-flooding-in-eastern-iowa
ReplyDeleteIn Eastern Iowa there is extreme flooding. The Cedar River is flooded and the water has created in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Area. The Yellow River near Monona is high but not near as bad as it was a month ago. We are due for some dry weather which should give the rivers some time to recede. We are also due for some more rain after 4 days of sunny dry weather.
On Sunday families in Cedar Rapids evacuated their homes due to flooding. The Cedar River went up in Waterloo and and Cedar Falls. That is 55 miles up stream from Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids is the second largest city with 130,000 people. Surprisingly the water level is lower than they were expecting. Officials are asking people that live near the river, the 5,000 homes, to evacuate. It could by many days before they return.
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Weather has been pretty bad around here has been really bad. I can tell you that because many alerts went off hourly Saturday while watching college football. Much of Northeast Iowa is flooded along with the Cedar River causing problems in Cedar Rapids. The Wapsipinican River is also very high.
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ReplyDeleteSeveral thousand residents of Cedar Rapids left their homes Sunday as floodwaters began to spill out of the rising Cedar River. The river crested Saturday night in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, which are about 55 miles upstream from Cedar Rapids. Being Iowa’s second largest city, with about 130,000 people. The National Weather Service predicted that the river will crested at 23-24 feet. It crested at 22.95 feet Saturday. That is well below the 2008 record of 27 feet, but still caused major flooding. It remained at 22 feet Sunday afternoon.
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At least three tornadoes were reported in northern Iowa last Wednesday evening.The weather service issued tornado warnings to Floyd County and Butler County.The storm produced multiple brief tornadoes and at least three tornado touchdowns. Reports of damage in the area, including two machine sheds destroyed. Trees were knocked down near Marble Rock and Rockford, as well as near Greene. At 7 p.m. that night the storm was still developing and was expected to move at about 15 mph. A tornado warning was then again issued for Chickasaw County and Floyd County. Many flash flood warning were issued as well.
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ReplyDeleteIn Cedar Rapids many people had to leave their homes due to every bad flooding. Many people have pets, and not many places allow people to have pets inside. With the flooding as bad as it is, the Animal Care and Control shelter is letting families keep their pets at the shelter. More than 50 pets have been taken to the shelter. The shelter is also trying to get other hotels to allow families to keep their pets with them just for this time.
http://www.kwwl.com/story/33188919/2016/09/26/iowa-animal-shelter-offers-safe-haven-as-flooding-looms
On Saturday night a 19 year old man jumped into the Cedar River to save a deer. The young doe had no idea the flooding waters were so rapid and could not swim. Calls were made to the DNR and police but nobody would come help. Leeper jumped into the flooding water, tied the rope around the deer, while two other men pulled the deer up and out. The men took the deer away from the river to a nearby farm so she was away from the rushing waters.
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The Cedar River in Cedar Rapids is expected to crest at 23 feet Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. It will be around 16 feet by Monday morning, making it major flood stage. Crews are beginning to wrap Hesco barrier walls for structural support, as they work around the clock. Three sandbagging sites are also open 24 hours. They are located at the former Kmart. A curfew is also in place for those neighborhoods, beginning at 8 p.m. until 7 a.m. until further notice. Police will be patrolling the area, along with the Iowa National Guard.
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With all raining lately many rivers have been overflowing drastically, and flooding people everywhere. In Waterloo and Cedar Falls there were huge floods, but those people are now able to focus on the cleanup part, with some from Red Cross, who brought in cleanup kits. They said that it includes the essentials to cleanup your homes. They are handing them out for free with no questions asked, because they "Just want to help folks get back in their homes if they can, as quickly as possible." If you'd like to help out those people dealing with damage, you can text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to donate $10. That money will be added to your phone bill.
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ReplyDeleteResidents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa's second-largest city, hope a temporary floodwall that is protecting thousands of homes and downtown buildings from the rain-swollen Cedar River will hold as the rain-swollen Cedar River crests.
ReplyDeleteThe river is expected to reach its peak Tuesday at 23 feet before slowly falling through the week. Residents fear a devastating flood like the one that hit the eastern Iowa city of 130,000 in 2008
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At least three tornadoes were reported in northern Iowa last Wednesday night. The tornado warning were for Floyd and Butler County from 5 to 7 pm. The storm produced multiple brief tornadoes and there was only three touchdowns reported. There was a tweet on the website showing the tornado near Greene, Iowa.
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ReplyDeleteBy Tuesday the cedar river is expected to rise 23 feet. Back in 2008 the level was 31 feet. This means this Flood is so far less than the one 8 years ago. 5000 people have been told to evacuate, the people are not to return for several days. Schools have since been canceled until wend. but there is a chance if the wether gets worse, school may be cancelled for longer.
Around 5,000 people were instructed to evacuate their homes in Cedar Rapids. On Sunday, Cedar Rapids residents were busy sandbagging and moving valuables to higher ground in preperation for their second-worst round of flooding in history. The Cedar River crested in Waterloo on Saturday, reaching levels that were only second to the flooding in 2008. One woman built a sandbag ring around her home after refusing to leave during the flooding.
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Next Tuesday, the Cedar River is expected to reach its peak of 23 feet. It will be the highest level in nearly a decade. 5,800 homes and businesses are in danger for evacuation. The rise of the river water started slowly, although it reached the sandbags in some areas. The National Weather Service reported that the river's highest the river has even been was 31 feet, which was back in 2008. It flooded over 5,400 homes and 700 businesses in a 10 square mile area.
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ReplyDeleteWaterloo and Cedar Fall will be donating sandbags to Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids is preparing for flooding in the coming days. The mayor of Waterloo, Quentin Hart will be helping deliver sandbags. The sandbags will be delivered to the city services in Cedar Rapids. The flooding has caused a lot of damage throughout the state, forcing many schools to shut down.
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As you all know the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids is flooding. The workers have created a quarter-million sandbags. The sewers were overflowing on the streets. Some Schools were canceled. The peek was at 23 feet only 9 feet below 2008.
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Three tornados were reported to have touched down in northern Iowa last Wednesday night in parts of Greene and Marble Rock. Trees and a two machine sheds were destroyed. While the tornados were happening there were flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings also being issued.
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An Evansdale man jumped into the Cedar River to save a wounded, baby deer. People were taking pictures of the flooding at the Cedar River last Saturday, when they saw the deer jump into the river. Two people called 911 but the police department said they couldn't do anything to help. That's when three men jumped into the river to save the deer. When they pulled the deer out they decided to take it out of town and release it. The Evansdale man who jumped into the water did not want to be named.
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ReplyDeleteAnother city is evacuating. The smaller city of Palo has been evacuated. Only part of the city is being evacuated, about 80 homes in total. There is now a link on the KWWL website were people can donate to the cities of Cedar Rapids and other flooding cities. The flood stage of the Cedar River is supposed to be back under flood stage by Sunday Morning.
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Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey says while there has been a lot of flooding in the state in recent weeks, there has not been widespread flood damage to crops. Northey says water impacts corn and beans differently. “If beans get water up into the plant, if it gets very far, it will knock them down and make it really hard to be able to harvest,” Northey says. “Corn can stand in standing water and you can get water up over the ear. When you do that you have a risk of mycotoxins, so there’s some procedures to check to see if you have mycotoxins. You certainly don’t want to harvest that and put that with good corn without knowing what you have.” There have also been worried about mold or mycotoxins before the flooding occurred. As long as farmers get right on it with their harvest, mold won't be a huge issue.
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The weather is bad. It's really bad. Lots of flooding. Not very hot weather. It's pretty cloudy and rainy. Things are in the river. It's bad.
ReplyDeleteCedar River in Cedar Rapids is flooding. That area contains about 20,000 people and 5,800 homes and businesses. The river has washed away 5,800 homes. The cedar river is at 23 feet and in 2008 the river was at 31 feet.
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They say the Cedar River s slowly receding from its crest in Cedar Rapids and a new forecast says the water level will drop below flood stage sooner than expected.
ReplyDeletethe city's temporary flood protection system is still doing its job holding back the river National Weather Service data show the river has dropped to 21.19 feet
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Temporary barriers appeared to hold back the flooding in Iowa's second city, but officials are telling evactuatees to stay away for longer. "It's not yet time to come back to the way life used to be just yet, but we're getting close", city manager Jeff Pomeranz told reporters after the cedar river crested at 22.5 feet. Pomeranz also says that the temporary flood walls are doing a good job of protecting this major city. "It's not over yet, but we're feeling very good", Pomeranz said.
ReplyDeleteThe weather has been bad around here. Really bad that is has caused flooding making people have to sandbag. A lot of crops have been washed away. rivers have flooded. A lot of rain.
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There was a Carbon-Monoxide poisoning reminder sent out to Linn County. This is because of the flooding, people are relying on generators and small equipment that use gas instead of electricity in their homes. CO is and odorless, tasteless, and non-visible gas that can cause illness or possible death.
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ReplyDeleteThe Cedar River crested on Tuesday, and Cedar Rapids was able to be saved. In 2008 the city was not so lucky, according to their mayor Ron Corbett. The river will be back in its bank by Thursday night. 2,500 people will be able to return to their homes, and businesses.
Its starting to get cold outside heading into fall. The water levels are still high, from all of the rain we are getting. The good thing is, is that water is receding but there is more rain coming our way. The Cedar River is still dangerously high and officials are still saying to stay out of the water. In Cedar Rapids there are 2,500 people returning to their homes and businesses.
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Some kids brought brownies to police officers to thank them for their handwork during all of the flooding. The department posted a big thank you to these kids. Support is coming in many different ways.
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Cedar Rapids has so far succeeded in holding back the water from flooding this week. The Cedar River had crested at just over 22 feet this week. Around 5,800 homes and businesses were at risk for flooding this week. It is currently receding and the mayor feels that the worst of the flood damage has passed. It's said to be the 2nd worst food in Cedar Rapids, after the 2008 flood. So far one person has been rescued from the river.
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ReplyDeleteCedar Rapids animal care is providing a safe place for animals to go during the flooding. The Des Moines register is hoping that this opportunity is helping people make the decision to get out or their house for a couple days during the flood. The officials say some people might stay in their homes because they can't find a place to stay with their pets. More than 50 pets have already been taken to shelters for temporary refuge. The shelter has also made a list of hotels that will now accept pets for the time being.
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ReplyDeleteKCRG September 29, 2016 http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Cedar-Rapids-residents-in-original-flood-evacuation-zone-return-home--395199211.html
ReplyDeleteCedar Rapids residents began returning to their homes after evacuation due to location within the original 28-foot flood zone. On Wednesday, officials moved the evacuation zone back from the 28-foot-flood stage to the 24-foot-flood stage. That means that 2,500 homes and businesses have the clearance to move back in. People who live on A Avenue said they were excited to be back, but due to the requests to have peoples power shut off during the evacuation, they could not stay overnight. Crews of Alliant Energy are currently working on turning the power back on, but have said they will be inspect homes inside the evacuation zone before giving the okay to turn it on. “It’s been a delay with the power getting back on and gas getting back on so just kind of waiting for that but really excited to get back into the comfort of my own home,” Taneka Smith said.
A cording to the national wealth service in Cedar Rapids says the water crested on Tuesday but still was rising. Nearly 400 National guard soldiers have stepped in to help. Mayor Ron Corbett praised the work on all the help they had from local areas and community members. The reason the water rose so much was because the rain came down to fast for it to go in the water and with the water already being so wet from the rain before the one last night. I hope we don't have any more. Rain gauges are said of had over 7 inches of water in places.
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In Cedar Rapids, there is a "welcome home" message to those who got the call to evacuate because of the flooding. At noon on Friday, the people that own property within the evacuation area will be free to return for any flood-related activities such as cleanup. It will end at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. They also might be re-opening most bridges over the avenues crossing the Cedar River. They have been inspected and declared safe.
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Tuesday was peak day, which is when the Cedar River hit 22 feet. Which the 22 feet was about 1 foot under the estimated amount. This was also a relief for the people here because of the flood in 2008. This was quite lower than the record 31 feet in 2008 which flooded 10 square miles of the city.
ReplyDelete“The other 3 feet would’ve made a huge difference around here,” said Carol Ekstrand. Scott Pinter owner of the Cedar River Landing bar also said “It bought a lot of people their homes and businesses.”
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/kyle-munson/2016/09/27/cedar-rapids-sequel-flood-flop-and-thank-god/91107802/
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ReplyDeleteThe Cedar Rapids Community School District has cancelled classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdaybecause of the flood emergency. All district schools and offices will be closed.Cedar Falls has cancelled classes for Monday, but Waterloo schools will remain open and on schedule.During the closings, essential custodial and maintenance and grounds employees have been instructed to report to work on their regular schedules.
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September 29th. Fall is coming around the corner here in Iowa and about a third of Northern Iowa is already experiencing leaves changing. In other words there are a lot of ugg boots being worn in Northern Iowa. Since it is officially fall up there. However around mid to southern Iowa they will expect the leaf change and outfit changes around the second week of October. The temperatures are also expected to continue gradually dropping for the rest of the year.
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This year the weather here in northeast iowa has been especially different. It rained alot which cause the yellow river and the turkey river to flood. And I noticed that the leaves changed quite rapidly this year. They almost went from green to falling off of the tree.
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