Power out to some Cedar Rapids buildings Alliant Energy has currently turned off power to the downtown area in an attempt to preserve the area from further or long lasting damage.
Read the story...Cedar Rapids crews scramble to shore up levees Cedar River floodwaters, still climbing toward a historic 24.7-foot crest expected at 1 a.m. Friday, pushed city officials Wednesday to evacuate neighborhoods, close the city's bridges across the river and call in the Iowa National Guard for help.
Read the story...Residents keeping fingers crossed Affected areas include the Time Check and Ellis Boulevard neighborhoods, where more than 3,900 homeowners faced the difficult choice today to evacuate from an area on the brink of certain flooding.
Read the story...Woman pulled from Cedar River A woman fell into the Cedar Rapids Wednesday evening and had to be rescued by onlookers and emergency crews Wednesday night. The woman was taken to a hospital and there was no information on her condition. Rompot area evacuated City officials in Cedar Rapids are now evacuating homeowners who live in the Cedar Valley neighborhood, also referred to as the Rompot area.
Read the story...100 stay at evacuation shelter More than 100 people were staying at the evacuation shelter set up at Roosevelt Middle School, 300 13th St. NW, tonight, snoozing on cots, playing cards or otherwise passing the time until they could go back home.
Read the story...Hospitals ready if disaster strikes Corridor area hospitals are fully staffed and operational to handle flood-related disasters, but have yet to face anything out of the ordinary except for a few sandbagging injuries.
Read the story...Two banks close; prepare for raging river Two Cedar Rapids banks closed Wednesday and prepared for flooding from the raging Cedar River. Preparations included sealing the vault.
Read the story...Animal shelter evacuated More than 100 animals were evacuated from the city shelter to Kirkwood Community College.
Read the story...Quaker other plants suspend operations Quaker Oats, is suspending operations and several other downtown manufacturers are evacuating because of an expected 24.5-foot flood crest on the Cedar River.
Read the story...Flooding threatens generating station Alliant Energy could be forced to suspend operations of the Sixth Street Generating Station in downtown Cedar Rapids Thursday because of flooding, but the big threat to downtown power is potential flooding of the city's underground utility vault system.
Read the story...Two bridges leading to Palo closed The Blairs Ferry Road and Lewis Access Road bridges are closed.
Read the story...Evacuations mirror 500-year flood plain The city has expanded the mandatory evacuation area to match the 500-year flood map, citing the forecasted 24.5 foot crest.
Read the story...Evacuations mirror 500-year plan The city has expanded the mandatory evacuation area to match the 500-year flood map, citing the forecasted 24.5 foot crest.
Read the story...CRANDIC parks cars to weigh down bridge CRANDIC parks hopper cars on the rail bridge below 8th Avenue SE at Penford to keep the bridge deck in place.
Read the story...Predicted flood crest upped to 24.5 feet The newest flood forecasts projects the Cedar River will crest around 24.5 feet, which will be a 'historic event.' The projection is more than five feet higher than the floods of 1993.
Read the story...Palo evacuation strongly encouraged The Cedar River will crest in Palo on Thursday instead of Wednesday, giving the people of this low-lying town more time to prepare for the rising water.
Read the story...Cedar Rapids braces for record river levels Thursday's projected 24.5-foot crest of the Cedar River would be unexplored territory for the city.
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