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Iowa River Corridor Trail closed at Highway 6 underpass due to flooding
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (92+ words) KGAN IOWA CITY, Iowa — Heavy rainfall and elevated river levels have closed a portion of the Iowa River Corridor Trail near Riverfront Crossings Park. The trail is closed at the Highway 6 underpass, just south of Riverfront Crossings Park at 1101 S....
Iowans, business owner react to Sunday's flooding in Marion, Cedar Rapids
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (104+ words) KGAN CBS 2 and KFXA Fox 28 provide local news, weather forecasts, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Cedar Rapids and nearby towns and communities in the Corridor and throughout eastern Iowa, including…...
Heavy rains soak Iowa fields, raising harvest concerns
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (1109+ words) High waters are seen Monday at Indian Creek in Thomas Park in Marion. The Cedar Rapids area experienced heavy rain, with totals up to 5 inches, on Sunday. Heavy rains have saturated Iowa fields just as farmers are preparing for harvest,…...
Eastern Iowa residents confront flooding after heavy rain
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (750+ words) High waters are seen Monday at Indian Creek in Thomas Park in Marion. The Cedar Rapids area experienced heavy rain, with totals up to 5 inches, on Sunday. CEDAR RAPIDS — Paul Davis Restoration of the Iowa Corridor typically gets 48 leads on…...
Prepare Construction Sites for Winter Flood Water with the Right Drainage Pumps
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (643+ words) Road closed due to heavy rain and flood sign (Image source: DAB Pumps UK) Forecasts of severe weather during winter 2026/27 are a timely reminder that unwanted water can quickly become more than an inconvenience. Heavy or prolonged rainfall can flood…...
4.5 Inches of Rain Hit an Iowa Town in One Weekend, Swallowing a Park's Sand Pit and Flooding a Family Farm's Fall Season
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (794+ words) Marion, Iowa, woke up Sunday to a park that had turned into a lake. Storms dropped about 4.5 inches of rain over the weekend. Indian Creek couldn’t hold it, according to KCRG-TV9. The creek jumped its banks and poured into Thomas…...
Jones County schools closed Monday after water main break
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (26+ words) What happened: The City of Gray lost water pressure citywide overnight. Some neighborhoods lost water entirely. Crews have been working since 6 a.m. to fix the...
GALLERY: Heavy rain led to flooding Sunday in Eastern Iowa
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (35+ words) KGAN GALLERY: Heavy rain led to flooding Sunday in Eastern Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Rainfall totals from Saturday night into Sunday morning:...
Flooding Forces Evacuation of New Richland Care Center Radio Rewrite
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (113+ words) Thirty-six residents were evacuated from the New Richland Care Center after floodwater rose roughly two-and-a-half feet inside the building. High-school students, volunteers and first responders helped move residents to other senior-care facilities. A nearby resident also provided a pontoon boat…...
Flash flooding forces eastern Iowa parks to close
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) KWWL MARION, Iowa (KWWL) - Flash flooding has forced the closure of several parks and trails in Marion after more than 4.6 inches of rain fell in just over 24 hours.Indian Creek overflowed its banks, prompting city crews to close Thomas Park,…...