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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1985
Page
13
Readings show 24 hour low 31 and high 39 on Monday with Tuesday highs 37 and midnight 23. February total 1.52 inches, normal 1.06. 1985 total 2.49. NW wind 16 mph, humidity 68 percent, barometer 30.31 rising. Tonight sunset 5:54, Thursday sunrise 6:44. Extended forecast calls for little precipitation Friday to Sunday and above average temps in the 40s to low 50s with lows 20s to low 30s.
Low Tuesday reached 15 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana while highs climbed to 85 degrees in Daytona Beach Florida and Fort Myers Florida.
Water levels show Cedar River at Waterloo rising to 7.86 feet while Cedar River at C R remains steady around 7.00 feet and Sorasville Lake level sits at 690.77 feet as of Tuesday.
Flooding spread across 18 states from the Great Lakes to the central Gulf, killing at least four people and displacing hundreds. Volunteers stacked sandbags along rivers from the Midwest to New York while Fort Wayne Indiana closed schools for a second day and urged student volunteers to assist.
Flood waters from multiple rivers push evacuations and sandbag campaigns across Indiana Michigan Ohio and Illinois. In Indiana the Wabash rises threatening 4 to 5 feet more near Vincennes while a levee breaks near Prairieton. Michigan reports Belle River flooding 2 feet prompting 20 to 30 homes to evacuate near Detroit. Buffalo New York sees mass evacuations as Amherst residents depart amid ongoing flood risk. Authorities warn damages could reach millions with thousands displaced. several southern Ohio families return home as state rivers stay above flood stage.
Iowa House leaders weigh alternatives as Senate resists a 65 million dollar farm bail out plan. Speaker Donald Avenson says 6 000 to 8 000 farmers could lose operating capital this spring and 1.3 million acres could flood the market. Proposals include 1986 entry level farmland purchases funded by banks and state money to stabilize land values.
White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the president opposes any additional farm debt legislation or amendments. Agriculture Secretary John Black warned Senate leaders he would urge a veto if Democratic amendments pass. Senator Dole criticized lobbyists shaping farm bills and urged deficit reduction and lower interest rates. Governors and lawmakers from South Dakota pressed for relief, while House Speaker O'Neill questioned the president’s handling of farm problems.
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