Cedar Rapids Flood Updates Key Contacts and Shelters
Q and A outlines emergency resources in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville. It lists hotlines for Cedar Rapids (319 286 5770), Iowa City (319 887 6202) and Coralville (319 248 1700) plus Roosevelt Middle School shelter. It covers crest forecasts 24.7 feet Cedar River and 30.9 feet Iowa River, closures, water and sewer status, transit suspensions, and museum safety amid floods.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowa City
Coralville
Iowa City
American Red Cross
Roosevelt Middle School
13Th St
Cedar River
National Weather Service
Iowa River
NWS
Coralville Lake
Iowa City Faces Cresting Floodwaters June 19 Threats Evacuations
River heights soar as Coralville Lake nears record crest. City warns of possible mandatory evacuations for Normandy Drive Taft Speedway and nearby mobile home parks if floods worsen. Coralville dike forms. Edgewood Drive and Shadow Lane evac ordered by 5 p.m. local time. Red Cross and Salvation Army shelter at Johnson County Fairgrounds operates, with pets sheltered by Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center.
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Normandy Drive
Taft Speedway
Baculis
Thatcher
Lombardo
Iowa City
Dave
Lavon Kirkpatrick
Lavon
Betty Kirchner
Dave Kirkpatrick
Coralville Lake
Army Corps of Engineers
Tom Philip
National Weather Service
Quad Cities
Iowa River
Coralville
Philip
Iowa River Power Co
First Avenue
Ellen Habel
Edgewood Drive
Shadow Lane
Mike Sullivan
Johnson County
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Sullivan
Culver urges cooperation as floods intensify in Iowa
Gov. Chet Culver and officials urge continued public cooperation during a 500-year flood event. National Guard response expands with 640 active, up to 1,700 planned. Evacuations mandatory in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Decorah Elkader. Two deaths blamed on the weather.
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Steve Gravelle
Cedar Rapids
Chet Culver
Culver
Linn County
Iowa National Guard
Columbus Junction
Iowa
President Bush
Indiana
Wisconsin
Red Cross
Kay Halloran
Belmond
Hamilton County
de Wittman
Flooding may force Alliant Sixth Street Station shutdown
Alliant Energy faces potential shutdown of the Sixth Street Generating Station in downtown Cedar Rapids as floodwaters threaten the underground vault system. Power output from other plants would rise to protect supply, but downtown steam service may be lost for several large customers including General Mills Bakeries. Some SP&L customers already disconnected as floodwaters rise and regulators authorize further outages for safety.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Cedar River
Iowa River
Coralville Lake
Kirkwood Community College
Linn County
May's Island
Coralville
Burlington Trailways
Chicago
Points
Iowa
APAC
Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Alliant Energy
Sixth Street
Ryan Stensland
Allianz
Stensland
Alliant
Ip&l
General Mills Bakeries and Foodser
Sp&l
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Marc Reyhons
Dan Reade
Shane Stokes
Brett Mohr
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Gazcomm.com
David.dewitte
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