Lawns in north Ankeny are starting to brown up in the new developments.
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Drove over the bridge this morning and there were at least 10 visable large trees floating on top of the water. Safe to assume there are plenty just below the surface.
Ski like there's no tomorrow...because there probably won't be if you do. Stay safe.
I would hesitate to boat or get in that lake in optimal conditions.
My lawn is 14 year old and It's browning up in the light spots. We've not had over an inch of rain in one event all spring.
I mentioned this earlier in the thread but a lot of this depends on if the the Raccoon river basin gets very heavy rainfall. In '93 the Raccoon was WAY above flood stage so when Saylorville went over the spillway there was no place for the water to go. The Raccoon isn't even bank full yet.
It seems like the prolonged drought was a double edged sword. Rain was desperately needed, but in some ways the dry/hard ground made runoff even more pronounced. But the downstream destinations for the water were sitting at really low levels and able to support more overlow.
My predictions are always good!
Best rain chances in Iowa look to favor the southern half of the state which is really good news for flooded areas and Des Moines considering Saylorville is filling up. Tonight, don't expect much north of US 20. Some streaks of 1-3" in there but not for everyone. Should still be a good rain for southern half of state that needs it.
Showers Thursday, not much.
Some more good coverage with rain on Friday especially AM but could redevelop a bit in the evening too.
Not quite in view of the hi-res stuff for Friday yet.
Des Moines has received billions of dollars in upgraded flood protection since 1993, it’s a fortress now. It would take months of a similar pattern to defeat the systems they have in place.
They've called the crest in Ft. Dodge today instead of tomorrow. Just under 16ft instead of 19.
Didn't Des Moines have some issues in 2008 or 2009? I worked for the city of Altoona that summer and spent a couple days filling sand bags. I want to say the neighborhood around North High and Birdland was in danger of flooding? Or did flood?
They could have done what Cedar Rapids did, go buck wild and essentially force a $1 billion flood project that the citizens will be paying on for decades.
My buddy just sent a Pic of a funnel cloud forming over crapids looks like roughly over Vernon heights neighborhood from pic.
