Articles Tagged: Flooding

Photos and accounts from Eastern Iowa show preparation, perseverance and community support amid rising water levels.

The river is expected to crest in many areas this weekend, but several areas are already experiencing flooding.

River communities could enter flood action stages as soon as this weekend, cresting toward the end of April and beginning of May.

Almost every location between Burlington and Dubuque along the Mississippi has a 1 in 2 chance of major flooding, according to latest NWS spring flood outlook.

But areas along the Mississippi River could see slightly above-normal risks of flooding, a report from the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau stated.

The Center for Hydrologic Development, funded with federal money, will focus on federal research and predictions, which means the Iowa Flood Center still will need state funding, director Larry Weber said.

A journalism partnership of more than 14 newsrooms — including The Gazette — asked climate scientists to analyze 50 years of rainfall patterns. They found that some parts of the U.S. now receive up to 8 more inches of rain each year than they did 50 years ago.

Effort to build flood protection along the Cedar led to legal fight in early 1900s