Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
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The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Coralville, now officially separated from their Iowa City counterpart by water, took advantage of the clear blue skies to prepare for the next round of Mother Nature’s wrath. What She will leave in her wake is anyone’s guess, but the Coralville community is taking no chances.
A small fishing boat navigates flood waters that help separate Iowa City and Coralville on Highway 6
Whether they are helping one another evacuate or volunteering to help fill and load sandbags, Coralville residents are taking to the streets before the streets are submerged under water.
As of this morning, the Army Corps of Engineers informed Coralville that it can expect another 2.5 feet in the next couple of days. The level of the Coralville Reservoir is expected to crest late Monday with an overflow of 42,500 cubic feet per second (cfc). Current flow out of the Reservoir is 39,000 cfc. The Iowa River is expected to crest at approximately 33 feet; however, local heavy rains can increase this peak.
And Mother Nature did just that. A heavy downpour of rain mixed with hail hit Coralville late this afternoon, which may have precipitated trigger-happy tornado sirens in Coralville — given the National Weather Service did not issue a tornado watch or warning for the area.
In the meantime, business owners took advantage of Mother Nature’s reprieve and attempted to salvage whatever they could from their flooded businesses. Employees at the Sonic food chain on HW 6 drove through flood waters with a rented moving truck and salvaged some of the more expensive equipment.
Between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. no persons, other than those authorized by law enforcement, shall be within 100 yards (e.g. football field) of any area affected by flood.
Despite warnings not to wade through flood waters, two people traverse HW 6 on foot as onlookers yelled at them to get out of the water
Randy’s Carpet employees look on at the wading pedestrians, shaking their heads in disbelief
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