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Storm brings flooding, power outages in Eastern Iowa
Gazette Staff/SourceMedia
Jul. 25, 2009 10:10 am, Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 3:33 pm
Over 3,000 Alliant Energy customers in Eastern Iowa, including 1,200 in Cedar Rapids, were without power Friday night as strong thunderstorms rolled through the area.
Flooding also closed Boyson Road for a time between Robins Road and North Center Point Road, according to Hiawatha fire chief Mike Nesslage, and some flooding is being reported along Center Point Road NE near 42nd Street NE in Cedar Rapids. Flooding along both roads has since receded.