500-Year Flood Event
The National Weather Service described the Iowa flooding as a "historic hydrological event," seen perhaps only once every 500 years.FOX News: Flooding Hits Historic 500-Year Levels in Iowa (June 12, 2008) In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, floodwaters are expected to crest near 38 feet, and all of the downtown has been evacuated.
Des Moines Flood Evacuations News and Background
The Des Moines Register: Flood News From Around the Des Moines Metro Area (June 13, 2008)
Google Maps: Des Moines, Iowa
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Google News: Des Moines Flood Evacuations
Des Moines Flood Evacuations Blogs and Commentaries
- Google Blog Search: Des Moines Flood Evacuations
References
Fast Facts
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Population of Des Moines
190,000
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Fact:
Des Moines is Iowa's largest city
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Rivers rising
Des Moines River and Raccoon River
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Last major floods to cause evacuations in Des Moines
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Fact:
Evacuations expected to be more orderly than in 1993
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Fact:
City's water treatment plant still operational; knocked out in 1993
