Some pics of the Iowa flood.

[Sirk]

A friend of mine in Cedar Rapids posted these pics he took of the flood.
(I hope he doesn't mind me hotlinking)






"The ducks are having a wonderful time of it, though. This shot is of the sidewalk leading down near to the boat ramp, which is … well … obviously not visible here."

[Sirk]

"The river is flowing astonishingly fast. I timed driftwood going downriver at 30mph (44kmh). If you get in that water, you’re not coming out."


"While I was taking photographs, I saw this get torn off a tree. Seeing trees get taken apart by water is a breathtaking and intimidating display of hydraulics in action."

[Sirk]

"The Iowa Advanced Technology Center (aka Iowa Advanced Laboratories) sits directly across the river from the University Art Building. You can see the atc is in just as dire shape, too. I expect the atc will have no effort spared to save it: too many businesses in the area are in partnerships with the atc."

please check out kcrg, the local abc affiliate. The video footage and photography will shock you.

I remember our 97 flood in Grand Forks so I don't find it shocking. But still amazing.

[weatherbud]

Here's the news I have found:

Hospitals in Cedar Rapids evacuated as river continues to rise.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Flooding rivers across Iowa forced the evacuation of residents and hospital patients Thursday, with at least 10,000 people in Cedar Rapids told to leave when the Cedar River burst its banks. Several hospitals in the city of 120,000 were evacuating patients early Friday, NBC News reported. Flood waters entered Mercy Cedar Rapids Hospital earlier in the day, eventually forcing the closure of the emergency room. The basement of the facility was said to be taking on water as night fell.

Rescuers had to use boats to reach many stranded residents of Cedar Rapids, and people could be seen dragging suitcases up closed highway exit ramps to escape the water. It wasn't clear just how high the river had risen because a flood gauge was swept away by the swirling water.

"We're just kind of at God's mercy right now, so hopefully people that never prayed before this, it might be a good time to start," Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller said. "We're going to need a lot of prayers and people are going to need a lot of patience and understanding."


Downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was submerged Thursday by the
rising Cedar River. Around 100 blocks were under water, forcing
some 10,000 people to flee.

More Pictures Here

SOURCE

[Frozen_Signal]

wow.....all i can say...wow....

hope ppl and biz's had flood insurance....