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FLOODING CONTINUES AROUND CORRECTIONVILLE
SOME OF THE THE 750 RESIDENTS OF CORRECTIONVILLE IN RURAL WOODBURY COUNTY HAVE EVACUATED THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF FLOODING FROM LITTLE SIOUX RIVER. SGT. STEVE GRIEBEL OF THE IOWA D-N-R SAYS THE RIVER HAS CONTINUED RISING MONDAY MORNING:. GRIEBEL1 OC……..29.15 FEET. :20. THAT’S AROUND THREE FEET HIGHER THAN...
More rain possible in deluged Midwest as flooding breaches levees in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Floodwaters breached levees in Iowa on Tuesday, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations as the deluged Midwest faced another round of severe storms forecast for later in the day. The sheriff’s office in Monona County, near the Nebraska border, said the Little Sioux River breached levees in several areas. In neighboring […] The post More rain possible in deluged Midwest as flooding breaches levees in Iowa appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Bridge Collapses Into Iowa River After Heavy Flooding
A bridge has collapsed into a river in Iowa after days of rain. A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the railroad bridge submerged in the Big Sioux River. The collapse took place at around 10:40 pm on Sunday night, the authorities told the Sioux City Journal. "It kind...
Record flooding at Correctionville displaces some residents, knocks out power
CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa -- Record flooding on the Little Sioux River Monday forced dozens of Correctionville residents to escape the rising waters. About 30 homes in close proximity to the swollen river had to be evacuated, Sgt. Steve Griebel, an Iowa Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, said during a news conference Monday at Western Iowa Tech Community College's Security Institute.
Woodbury County Emergency Management and city of Sioux City to hold press conference at WITCC
SIOUX CITY — Woodbury County Emergency Management and the city of Sioux City are set to hold a 1:15 p.m. press conference on the Western Iowa Tech campus to decent the ongoing flooding and recovery efforts. The joint press event will be held on the main level of the...
ERNST SURVEYS SIOUXLAND FLOOD DAMAGE
U.S. SENATOR JONI ERNST WAS IN SIOUXLAND TUESDAY, SURVEYING FLOOD DAMAGE IN WOODBURY COUNTY AND OTHER LOCATIONS. THE REPUBLICAN FROM RED OAK SAYS SHE WILL DO WHATEVER SHE CAN TO HELP COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS WITH FLOOD DAMAGE:. ERNSTFLOOD1 OC…..IN THIS PROCESS. :23. ERNST SAYS THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR...
FLOOD WARNING FOR MISSOURI RIVER SUNDAY NIGHT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER AT SOUTH SIOUX CITY AFFECTING WOODBURY, DAKOTA AND UNION COUNTIES. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST AT SOUTH SIOUX CITY FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT 10:30 AM SUNDAY THE RIVER STAGE WAS 23.8 FEET WITH...
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