Iowa Flooding

[garn]

Here we go again. Rivers, creeks, etc. really haven't been normal all year, given all of the snow and ice melt we had in the spring that was followed by what has been an extremely wet summer. Des Moines now has more rain at this point of the year than at any other time in history, including both 1993 & 2008 and more heavy rain is forecasted for tomorrow & Friday.

Last night was the breaking point, massive flooding occurring in Ames, similar to 1993 when water was in Hilton Coliseum, which is were ISU plays basketball. From what I saw on the noon news as i'm home with a sick kid today, there's about 7-8 feet of water inside Hilton. Saw on another message board that one person in Des Moines, over the last 3 days, has dumped over 9 inches of rain from his gauge. Last night around 10:30 or so, it looked like a hurricane outside with rain coming down in sheets and trees swaying in the wind.

From what I understand, the creeks and rivers in the Ames area don't flow into the rivers that go through Des Moines, which is a good thing.

Here's the scene in Ames, about 20 miles to the north of me. In the foreground is Jack Trice Stadium and in the back is Hilton. To make matters worse, for those fighting the floods, the heat index is to be well over 100 this afternoon with actual air temps in the low 90's.

 

[MsSage]

OMGAWD
Sending thoughts and prayers to all effected by this.

 

[garn]

Ames is now without water...shades of 1993.

http://www.kcci.com/r/24596940/detail.html

Officials with the city of Ames said Wednesday afternoon that they are shutting down the city's water supply.

A large water main break late Wednesday morning under Squaw Creek drained a City water tower, which dropped the water system pressure to a dangerous level. Due to the possibility of contamination, the Ames Water Plant shut down the water supply to the entire community effective at 2:30 p.m.

Officials said any water still accessible at Ames homes or business should be considered as potentially contaminated. Any water used for consumption must be boiled, officials said.

Water pressure may be restored Wednesday evening pending the repair of the water main. The repair could take as long as 24 hours, officials said.

The water boil order could continue for much longer.

 

[burnt]

Are things settling down there yet garn?