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Flooding devastates some Pottawattamie County homes
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — Flood waters continue to rise in Pottawattamie County, devastating some homes very close to the Missouri River. This comes as officials shut down parts of the interstate and roads in Council Bluffs. "Can't even think straight, you know. You just know you're going to lose...
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Pottawattamie County
A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open in Council Bluffs, and another will open in Minden in the coming days. DRC's serve all disaster survivors from Pottawattamie County who experienced loss from the storms of April 26, 2024, May 6, 2024, and May 20-24, 2024. Council Bluffs Disaster Recovery...
Pottawattamie County water plant still without power after Tuesday night's storms
CARSON, Iowa — The city of Carson water plant is still without power after Tuesday night's storm, according to Pottawattamie County Emergency Management. Officials are asking residents to conserve water to avoid "significant water system pressure loss," which could lead to a boil order. The Pottawattamie County Emergency Management...
Mother Nature shows Pottawattamie County no mercy
(Council Bluffs) -- Severe weather and flooding still has Pottawattamie County in a vice grip. Fifteen separate severe weather warnings were issued for Pottawattamie County, alone, late Tuesday night through early Wednesday morning due to a barrage of strong thunderstorms and flash floods. Despite the additional rainfall, Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Reed tells KMA News water flowing down the Missouri River from the north remains his county's biggest flooding threat.
Update on Pottawattamie County Roads Closed Due To Flooding
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Road Department has closed several roads due to flooding. 152nd Street is closed from Missouri Avenue north to Sumac Road. This includes Bostwick Road east to 152nd Street. Rosewood Road is closed from 152nd Street west to the Missouri River. Sandy Loop is closed west...
Council Bluffs Rotary Noon Club invites public to Debi Durham presentation on July 11
Inflation. High interest rates. Affordability of housing. These remain top-of-mind kitchen table issues for many Pottawattamie County residents. The Council Bluffs Rotary Noon Club invites the public to learn how Iowa is addressing them by attending the club’s meeting on July 11 at noon at the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center.
Additional rain a key variable in determining flood risks
The next few days will be crucial to determining where rising river levels will land. The amount of rain could have an impact on flooding in the area. Council Bluffs is forecasted to have more thunderstorms roll through Thursday night into Friday morning, with an 80% chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.
FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Council Bluffs, another planned in Minden
As residents of Pottawattamie County continue to recover from recent, and ongoing, natural disasters, additional opportunities for assistance are available. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a disaster recovery center available Friday until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the north parking of the Charles Lakin Human Services Campus at 815 N. 16th St. in Council Bluffs.
Account established for the family of a Pottawattamie County woman who died in a crash
(Pottawattamie County, Iowa) – An account has been established for the family of a Pottawattamie County woman who died during a collision last week in Omaha. The crash also left one-person injured. The accident happened at around 7:30-a.m. Thursday (June 20th), near downtown Omaha. Officials with GoFundMe say 21-year-old Chloe Johnson, of Crescent, was a passenger in the car that collided with another vehicle. Johnson was a sous chef at Sand Point in Omaha. Chef Marcus Jones organized a gofundme to help her family with expenses and hopefully donate to a charity in Chloe’s name.
Severe Weather Threat and Heat Advisory for Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the southwest Iowa counties of Pottawattamie, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Union, Ringgold, Taylor, Page, and Fremont. The forecast high temperature for today is 92 degrees, with dew points reaching the 70s. According to...
I-29/I-680 closure expected Tuesday in Pottawattamie County
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - The Iowa Department of Transportation said late Monday night that it expects to close a stretch of I-29 and I-680 Tuesday due to rising water on the Missouri River. The I-29 stretch that would be closed would be from the 25th Street interchange on the...
Voluntary flood evacuations in place for two areas of Pottawattamie County
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (WOWT) - There aren’t many homes in the voluntary evacuation areas of Pottawattamie County, but the streets and levees are already closed in anticipation of flooding. Cliff Anderson has lived in Council Bluffs for three decades, through the major floods of 2011 and 2019. “We usually...
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