Man, this looks a LOT like my grandma's house. (Wrong state, wrong topography) A lot of sympathy from me to those homeowners
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Turn around, don't drown
I have seen my furniture float down the skiunk in 08, it was waste deep in the apartment (we had just moved back from St Louis). It sucks balls. We lived down by the Y in Ames.
Pump sump failed 3 years ago had 6 inches of water in my basement that was fun, we know live in west Ames when this occured so if the sump pump didnt fail we would have been fine. That sucked balls.
Was at my parents house this weekend in Spirit Lake and their sump pump failed. Thankfully the backup finally kicked on so it was just just carpet and padding to rip out that was a fun weekend. Flooding just flat out sucks and people in NWIA and the lakes are screwed for months.
My parents had Parks Marinia pull the boat and jet skit off the lake on East Okoboji, who knows when it will be put back in the water.
Zero?
If it gets high enough it just goes over the emergency spillway. Will cause problems from there to downtown though.
I think the spillway would come into play first, which should mean any flooding will be downstream in Des Moines
I’m sure the Army Corps of Engineers is watching the inflow and outflow levels pretty carefully.
All the water is coming from north of Fort Dodge. In 1993 it came from the northern and central Iowa. Areas south of the Saylorville damn seen to be more affected.
We are supposed to tubing on the Des Moines on the 7th of July. Currently Seven Oaks out of Boone says river activities are halted until the 6th.
After driving the mile long bridge when the reservoir is empty compared to when it’s high is an eye opener!!
Planning on going boating early afternoon on Wednesday at Saylorville, as of right now will it be safe to do so?
Saylorville emergency spillway crest is about 8 feet above the projected crest on 7/5. Going to be close if the projections hold and we get any more rain
Is Wisconsin going to have a derecho event tonight? My storm radar thinks so.
Watch for floating debris.
Likely, but this isn't it. I don't think it was supposed to storm until middle of the night
If the Des Moines river/ Saylorville ever floods Ankeny or Johnston then you're going to need the Ark to survive.
Wading Through Neck-High Waters in Iowa, a Husband Implored His Wife to Keep Going
Officials in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota reported widespread damage and continuing danger. A bridge collapsed on Sunday and a dam was at risk on Monday.
I think the only part of Johnston that really floods are a few houses in the development by the Johnston soccer fields.
It's been 6 years since Saylorville's level was raised significantly. A lot of the beach has grown in with weeds/plants the last couple summers. It'll be nice to get some beach back if that vegetation gets wiped out.
Ankeny and Johnston…Minimal.
Downtown and Des Moines proper along the Des Moines River are the areas in trouble. In 1993 the Valley Junction area also flooded badly from the Racoon River, but I think that levee has been rebuilt bigger since then.
