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LEVEE BREAKS NEAR SMITHLAND AND RODNEY
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN AFFECT FOR WOODBURY COUNTY UNTIL 8 A.M. AT 4;49 A.M. LOCAL LAW ENFORECEMENT REPORTED A LEVEE ON THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER FAILED 600 YARDS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 141. THIS IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING NEAR SMITHLAND, RODNEY AND OTHER RURAL AREAS. IF YOU ARE...
Sioux City boat ramp closed; levees being built in Riverside
SIOUX CITY -- The City of Sioux City has closed the public boat ramp at Chris Larsen Park, while a temporary levee is being constructed in Riverside, Woodbury County Emergency Management announced Sunday. The levee "is being built out of caution, but current predictions do not indicate it will be...
UPDATED: Highway 20 closed at Correctionville as Little Sioux River nears record flooding
CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa -- State transportation officials on Sunday afternoon closed Highway 20 traffic headed to Correctionville as the Little Sioux River continued to rise in the Woodbury County city. With the swollen river flooding low lying areas in the city of 746, authorities encouraged residents at risk to consider evacuating.
FLOODING CONTINUES AROUND CORRECTIONVILLE
SGT. STEVE GRIEBEL (GRAY’-BEL) OF THE IOWA D-N-R SAYS THE RIVER HAS CONTINUED RISING MONDAY MORNING:. THAT’S AROUND THREE FEET HIGHER THAN THE LAST FLOOD OF 2019. HE SAYS THE RIVER APPEARS TO BE STABILIZING, RAISING AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. YOU CAN’T GET INTO THE TOWN EASILY...
Siouxland parks have remained popular even after pandemic bump
SIOUX CITY — Nature provides a refuge when we need an escape during troubled times. The beauty, the peace and quiet or the feeling after a good hike or bike ride all can ease the mind. That couldn't have been truer four years ago. Confined to our homes because...
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