I see they lowered the predicted crest in Charles city a foot. Hopefully they will be able to announce another predicted lowering
Cedar Rapids flooding
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This link is better.
http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifi...false*true*false*false*false*false&snapshot=1
http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifi...false*true*false*false*false*false&snapshot=1
Man, I knew the Hawk fans were sad after their loss to NDSU, but I didn't realize their tears would cause all this flooding in Eastern Iowa.
Expected flooding courtesy of Rob Hogg.
Not trying to be a jerk but that really cool.
Because that's not how watersheds work? At some point there's a dividing line and water goes one way or the other. That some tributaries are close to the line doesn't matter.
Newbo area in CR is closing at some point tomorrow. Got my boy's cub scout den to help with sand bags tomorrow after work.
I think I saw that it takes 27 feet to affect Mercy, so hopefully won't happen this time.
The rain in the upper reaches of the watershed has been insane. I bet there's been over 30 inches of rain in much of NC/NE IA since the end of July. It just doesn't stop. There's gonna be a **** load of corn in the field this winter the way it's going.
To put it in perspective, the Greene area got more rain last night than it did in all of 2012, IIRC.
To put it in perspective, the Greene area got more rain last night than it did in all of 2012, IIRC.
I stood on the Continental Divide while it was snowing. The water in the flakes falling by my right hand was going to end up in the Atlantic while the water in the flakes falling by my left hand was destined for the Pacific. It is kind of mind blowing.
Wasn't supposed to happen last time either, and then they found out their maps were inaccurate for some places. I guess if there was one good thing about 2008, it allowed everybody to be better prepared for similar stuff in the future.
The Cedar is a tributary of the Iowa, so it some point it's all the same watershed. But what falls in Garner does not end up in Cedar Rapids. What falls in Mason City does.
