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Cedar Rapids Flooding -- June 11, 2008

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The Cedar River is already well above flood stage -- and not expected to crest in Cedar Rapids until Friday morning. This video is shot in and around the downtown area. The bridges shown in the footage -- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Avenue -- will be closed tonight at 8 p.m. The 3rd Ave Bridge (nearest the Linn County Courthouse) was closed at the time the video was shot.

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  • Its all under water now...

  • Yeah -- my heart is breaking. I have video from yesterday that shows the downtown bridges under water.

    It is WvBJhDgRfe8 -- dated June 12.

  • Thanks for posting this. I'm a Cedar Rapids native, and while I lived there nothing like this ever happened. This is truly mind blowing. Do you know if Rompot has flooded yet, I know they were evacuated last night. Keep safe!!

  • Yes, Rompot is flooded. A levee near there -- one that they had tried to shore up earlier in the day -- gave way and prompted the evacuation. I believe the area was completely flooded within a few hours of the breech.

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  • this was the most devestating stuff my house was effected but not as bad as my aunts and grandmas we live on the other side of 380 but we live up on a hill and we only got our basement full with water but we lost alot of stuff

  • boring....but poor cedar rapids

  • that's the spirit!

  • are you still stuck on being racist?  WTF is that about? evolve and WTFU.

  • The Deforestation or Deprairization of Iowa. Need to replant prairie grasses.

  • Hello, I heard on the radio today, that the corn is in jeapardy and so is the soy beans. Is this area's crops hit hard. :(

  • My poor home town. ;/

  • oh there have been reports of looting. It's sickening to think people would do that.

  • Wow this over the top, my prayers go out to everyone there. But the question begs to be asked, Is there going to be looting?stealing and begging for EBT Cards and handouts in the form of government food stamps, while refusing to help rebuild their own town. Nahhh this wont happen because its 91.5 percent white, wonder what that's all about....

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