Flood Watch 2013 Iowa City residents brace for river levels
Iowa City area residents south of Coralville Lake stay cautiously optimistic as Army Corps of Engineers projects spillway hits and peak outflows near June 9 while communities plan evacuations and build berms after 2008 flooding. Local officials contact parks, condominiums, and churches to prepare.
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Coralville Lake
Trenton Dickel
Normandy Drive
Dickel
Iowa
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Johnson County
Sheriff's Office
Iowa River
Lake Macbride
Cedar River
Lonny Pulkrabek
Parkview Terrace
Taft Speedway
Cole and Thatcher Trailer Courts
South Gilbert and
Stevens Drive
Rockyshore Drive
Highway 6
Rick Fosse
River gauges improve forecast across Iowa floods
Iowa boosts river gauge network since 2008 with 154 new devices linking to the National Weather Service. Officials say increased gauges, many run by the Iowa Flood Center, yield more accurate forecasts and longer lead times to reduce flood losses as Linn and Johnson counties brace for high water.
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National Weather Service
Linn
Johnson
Jason McVay
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USGS
Weather Service
Jeff Zogg
Des Moines
Linn County
Boone County
Cerro Gordo
Hardin
Polk
Army Corps of Engineers
Coralville Lake
McVay
Corps
Iowa Flood Center
University of Iowa
Zogg
Rail threats under close watch in Cedar Rapids
Heavy rains disrupt rail operations in Cedar Rapids with CN reporting floodwater reaching the yard and preventing movement of rail cars. Union Pacific and Iowa Interstate say lines remain in service though delays are possible. CRANDIC has added speed restrictions as ballast and track conditions are monitored for washouts and bridge damage.
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Patrick Waldron
Canadian National Railway
Waldron
Mark Davis
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Davis
Jerome Lipka
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Lipka
Jeff Woods
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co
Crandic
Woods
Ul officials confident about flood protection
Iowa City University of Iowa officials say campus flood plans are working as 12 foot HESCO barriers surround Mayflower Residence Hall and more barriers go up around east and west banks of the Iowa River. Water reached the barrier at Mayflower but remained outside the hall while Beckwith Boathouse may see floodwater. Rod Lehnertz expressed confidence the plan is one step ahead of the rising waters.
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Iowa City
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Commercial Court
University of Iowa
Mayflower
Dubuque Street
Rod Lehnertz
Beckwith Boathouse
Lehnertz
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