(Pictured above - Mays Island, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Notice the three bridges that are now under water.)
I have already received calls and emails from friends in Cleveland Ohio so I thought it was time to do a blog post on the unbelievable events of this week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The river started rising the first of the week and was predicted to go 10 feet over the flood stage of 12 feet - 22.5 feet. They said that they had never ever seen water that high in Cedar Rapids.
It crested this morning at 10 AM at 31.12 feet.
Click here for a slideshow. (I did NOT take these pictures)
Click here for a link to the local paper that has many, many pictures.
Our water treatment plant is operating at only 25% normal capacity and we are being told to do only one thing with water - drink it. No showers, no dishes, no laundry. The REALLY bad part about this is they don't expect to see a change for at least a week. ouch.
Worse, 8300 people have been evacuated including many of our own personal friends. The entire downtown area is flooded, including all but one bridge over the Cedar River. One of the two hospitals in our town is under water and being evacuated as I write.
We are being cautioned that this is going to be a marathon, not a sprint. The good news is we are talking about hardworking, hearty, Iowans. We will come back. Tye out.
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