FL008: Cedar Rapids, IA – Flood 2008
Hey all,
I live in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
National news: CNN
Local news: KCRG
Last week was quite sporting, heavy rain fall, flash floods, levees breaking, road closures, and detours.
Fun Facts:
- Flood Stage is 12 feet.
- The big flood of 1993 peaked at 19.83 feet.
- Also known as the 100 year flood.
- Last week Thursday the Cedar River hit 31.18 feet.
- This went beyond the city’s 500 year flood plan.
- Current water levels according to NOAA
Good news, my parents were able to evacuate before the water really rose. They look forward to be able to return home this Friday (after 9 days). Not bad for city with water problems like the following pictures. My house is on high ground, however because they closed all roads except for one my daily commute went from 3 miles to just over 30 each way. Felt like I was in the metro area again (one reason I left).
Enjoy the pictures.
This link has a lot of aerial shots: http://www.andrealynnphoto.com/CRflood2008/
Note: I do not work for any of the compaines in these shots
