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Flooding and Heat Persist Across Iowa and Nation
Severe flooding swamped Rock Valley Iowa and parts of northern Iowa forcing evacuations as the Rock River rose beyond capacity and wells failed. Gov Reynolds declared a disaster for 21 counties while South Dakota and New Mexico faced emergencies from heavy rains. Heat warnings covered millions with record temperatures forecast from Washington to California. Local residents faced outages and road closures as crews fought rising floodwaters and power disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Rock Valley
Rock River
Kevin van Otterloo
Kim Reynolds
Sioux County
South Dakota
Kristi Noem
Canton
Sioux Falls
Noem
U.S
National Weather Service
Ohio Valley
Weather Service
Marc Chenard
Michigan
DTE Energy
Florida
Judy
Bill Watson
Tigers
White Sox
Detroit
Comerica Park
MLB
Bradenton
California
Central
NWS
Sacramento
Sacramento Bee
Hawarden
Spencer
Aiden Engelkes
Engelkes
Minnesota
Windom
Des Moines
Jenny Quaid
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Albuquerque
Ruidoso
Lynn Crawford