Rampant flooding due to an excessive amount of rain has affected all areas of Central United States near rivers. Iowa City is no different.
Water has crept up on the streets in parts of Iowa City, and many in the downtown area have been closed completely due to the flooding. The entire area is bracing for the flooding and anticipates the posting of more "Road Closed" signs. Still, officials are optimistic that they will not be the worst hit of the cities affected.
For Iowa City, the Iowa River has been the culprit. Flooding has crept up into many structures and on streets. A total of 60 different buildings in downtown Iowa are expected to be affected by the rising water, according to a recent article on thegazette.com.
The river has climbed quite a bit recently, and it will continue to climb with the continuing rain fall.
Not everything looks bad for Iowa City, though, as officials have noted, thankfully. The conditions are expected to be dry for the most part in the upcoming week, and the water has not affected that many businesses thus far.
This is unlike nearby Cedar Rapids, which has been affected significantly more by the flooding, and Coralville has been affected as well because of the flooding in Coralville Lake.
Although Iowa City officials have expected that the flooding will be something that will continue all summer, they are grateful that they have not been subject to the damages from flooding in other areas of the state, as well as the nation this spring.
So far, Dubuque Street and Normandy Drive have partial closings and some minor evacuations in these areas have been ordered for businesses, anticipating a crest of the river.
Water has crept up on the streets in parts of Iowa City, and many in the downtown area have been closed completely due to the flooding. The entire area is bracing for the flooding and anticipates the posting of more "Road Closed" signs. Still, officials are optimistic that they will not be the worst hit of the cities affected.
For Iowa City, the Iowa River has been the culprit. Flooding has crept up into many structures and on streets. A total of 60 different buildings in downtown Iowa are expected to be affected by the rising water, according to a recent article on thegazette.com.
The river has climbed quite a bit recently, and it will continue to climb with the continuing rain fall.
Not everything looks bad for Iowa City, though, as officials have noted, thankfully. The conditions are expected to be dry for the most part in the upcoming week, and the water has not affected that many businesses thus far.
This is unlike nearby Cedar Rapids, which has been affected significantly more by the flooding, and Coralville has been affected as well because of the flooding in Coralville Lake.
Although Iowa City officials have expected that the flooding will be something that will continue all summer, they are grateful that they have not been subject to the damages from flooding in other areas of the state, as well as the nation this spring.
So far, Dubuque Street and Normandy Drive have partial closings and some minor evacuations in these areas have been ordered for businesses, anticipating a crest of the river.
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