Cedar Rapids flooding
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It looks like the "inflatable" dam Waverly installed is working. There will be damage below the dam in SE Waverly, but it looks like the release of water at the dam is helping the areas above the dam. The water just being a few feet into Kohlmann Park is amazing.
Shell Rock is a mess. Much worse than anything they have seen before. Clarksville and Greene even worse.
It's a sad sight to see but we will get it cleaned up and move on.
Looked like sjs attendance was affected at the football game by the flooding.
Alliant has set up a live feed on Facebook from their Tower along the river in CR.
The NWS river and lake level site is a good start. A couple years ago, I found that the State of Iowa has a site built on their own gauges.
http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifis/main/?c=State_of_Iowa
http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifis/main/?c=State_of_Iowa
Looks like it's now up to 16 feet. Going to be much higher in the morning. Can't believe it's not cresting till Tuesday morning.
Yes but in the expected areas. They are not attempting to keep it out all through the city just downtown and in dense residential and commercial areas (mainly in the middle of the city). So above and below that it is going out.
Here is the link to today's video stream. Shows low areas flooding on the west side of the river around the amphitheater and 8th ave.
https://www.facebook.com/AlliantEnergy/
https://www.facebook.com/AlliantEnergy/
Here is another camera two blocks north (or the best north can be in CR) of the Alliant view.
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/LIVE-Camera-of-Cedar-River-in-downtown-Cedar-Rapids-394730221.html
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/LIVE-Camera-of-Cedar-River-in-downtown-Cedar-Rapids-394730221.html
I was surprised, but with the extraordinary outpouring of support,plus the 4 days to prep, they've protected what appears to be to be all the populated areas of the city.
They hauled literally tens of thousands of loads of sand and dirt to make huge levies around the New Bo and Czech Village neighborhoods, along with (I heard) over 7 miles of deployed Hesco fences.
Within the next hour the river will pass 20 ft and be the second highest level ever - and so far so good. The defenses have held this far.
The warning time and experience from 08 has really pulled everyone together to make sure everything gets done. I listened to the presser yesterday and the city manager had a good quote. Basically something along the lines of "You don't wash the rental car before you return it but you wash your own car. Everyone has taken ownership of their city and stepped up."
Here is a FB page with really good drone footage.
https://www.facebook.com/Calcam-Ap-221753338023861/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
https://www.facebook.com/Calcam-Ap-221753338023861/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
It is still a major flood (second highest on record). So far so good but we have several more feet to go. They are over prepared for what it is projected to be but after 2008 that is expected.
Initial projections had levels going up to 26' (and some estimates as high as 28' could be found). I'd rather be over prepared than under.
Plus, the amount of money and time that's been put into the Newbo and Czech areas is tremendous, not to mention downtown. Protecting those is vital to growth and development of the city.
One is 3 feet of muddy water in the living room and kitchen, whereas the other is 3 feet of muddy water in the upstairs bedrooms. If the home remains standing it is much grief, hard work, and financial loss either way. Prayers and thoughts to the people of eastern Iowa. I wouldn't even wish this on Hawkeye fans.
Judging off of the CalCam drone video the biggest impact from this will be the setting up and tearing down of all the protection. Might be a good time to revise those inundation maps.
it seems like the news overhypes weather events. not saying this isn't important or noteworthy - but i recall hurricane predictions and snow predictions and all sorts of related events that ended up being far less sinister than predicted.
