Articles Tagged: Flood 2008

The epic flood of 2008 caught Cedar Rapids by surprise. Why? Because of a perfect storm of circumstances. First and …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Even before the National Guard would let most residents back into inundated downtown Cedar Rapids after the …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Melissa Geronzin arrived at St. Luke’s Hospital to give birth on June 9, 2008. ‘I know when …

IOWA CITY — Rest was illusive in those muggy June days of 2008 when incessant rain defeated riverbanks and swelling …

A gauge measuring the volume and level of the Turkey River at Spillville is so important to managing flooding in …

The historic flood of 2008, when the Cedar River crested June 13 at a record 31.12 feet, was the worst …

CORALVILLE — When she saw the looks on the faces of those coming back to City Hall from the sandbagged …

Dennis Harper loves to be asked if Iowa is better prepared for next major flood than it was in 2008. …

CEDAR RAPIDS — With 20-20 hindsight, former Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston said, the 2008 flood proved the adage of …

Gail Naughton squeezed six mannequins into her car when she finally left the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library …

Marcellis Gillis, a 7-year-old second-grader at the time of the 2008 flood, was one of the students immortalized in his …

By 3 a.m. June 12, 2008, Jim Steinfadt had been working to keep the Penford Products plant, near the 12th …

 Two other communities upriver from Cedar Rapids — Palo in Linn County and Vinton in Benton County — suffered heavy …

IOWA CITY — The 2008 flood has forever changed the landscape of Iowa City. Dubuque Street is being elevated, the …

The following events will recognize the 10-year anniversary of the 2008 flood: Flood of Ideas When: Friday, June 8, …