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Levee failure in Northwest Iowa causes life threatening flash flooding
MONONA COUNTY, Iowa — A levee on the Little Sioux River in Monona County, Iowa has failed. Local law enforcement report it caused flash flooding in the surrounding areas south of Highway 141 just before 5 a.m. Tuesday. The National Weather Service warned this is life threatening for the...
Voluntary evacuations in Smithland while Rodney temporarily loses power due to flooding
SMITHLAND, Iowa (KTIV) - Widespread flooding hit Smithland, Iowa Tuesday morning after a levee just downstream from the town failed. Tuesday morning, voluntary evacuations were issued in Smithland while just a short distance away in the Monona County town of Rodney people lost power for hours. The Little Sioux flooded...
Flooding breaches levees in Iowa as more rain threatens
Floodwaters breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions Tuesday that prompted evacuations as the deluged Midwest faced another round of severe storms. The sheriff's office in Monona County, near the Nebraska border, said the Little Sioux River breached levees in several areas. Patrick Prorok, emergency management coordinator in Monona County, described waking people in Rodney, a town of about 45 people, at 4 a.m. to recommend evacuation.
Rodney residents expected to return to homes today, Smithland hit by flooding
RODNEY, Iowa -- Residents of Rodney awoke to the sound of sirens in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Around 3:30 a.m., Greg Bainbridge, one of the 45 inhabitants of the Monona County town, learned his family had to quickly leave their home. "They said the dike broke and the...
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