Sandbaggers Save Cedar Falls Downtown District
Volunteers reinforced the Cedar Falls levee as the Cedar River crest rose to 102.13 feet, threatening the downtown business area. City officials reported 85 percent of the north side waterlogged, with about 1,000 residents displaced and 70 rescued by boat. National Guard troops arrived to bolster security while ongoing sandbagging aimed to keep the river below 96 feet.
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Orian Love
Gazette
Cedar Falls
Susan Staudt
Cedar River
Staudt
Ron Gaines
Ron Zuehlke
Gaines
Uni-Dome
Jon Crews
Iowa National Guard
Counties brace as rivers crest delays raise watch
Officials along the Wapsipinicon and Cedar rivers monitor crests amid forecasts and past records. In Independence the Wapsi crest reached 18.82 feet, under the 1999 high, with no major disruptions reported. Cedar County issued a voluntary evacuation advisory as the Cedar River neared its historic crest, with emergency shelter planned in Tipton and sandbag distribution available.
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Steve Gravelle
the Gazette
Wapsipinicon
Wanda Kress
Buchanan County Emergency Operations Center
Independence
Kress
National Weather Service
Anamosa
Jones County
Brenda Leonard
Leonard
Maquoketa
Oxford Junction
Cedar Bluff
Rochester
Cedar Rapids
Conesville
Muscatine County
Cedar County
Calvary Foursquare
River flood endangers Parkview Evangelical Free Church
Volunteers fight Iowa River flood around Parkview Evangelical Free Church at 15 Foster Rd. sandbags and a three and a half foot wall surround the campus as water threatens the south wing. Offices moved to 1040 Williams St and services planned at Iowa City West High School. No Saturday services.
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Molly Rossiter
Iowa City
Parkview Evangelical Free Church
Foster Rd
Iowa River
Dan van Oss
Parkview
van Oss
Williams St
Iowa City West High School
Molly.rossiter
Gazcomm.com
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