we went through this in 2008. this will not be 2008 levels but we are commenting the similarities are there. the heavy rain and the river and everything. right now as we go to doppler radar let's talk about what is happening out there currently. we still have scattered showers out there. very light in intensity but still bringing rain to the forecast as you see, south of cedar rapids and back toward the iowa city area. these are along the mississippi river, the cedar river as well as they wapsipinicon river. all those and flood warning status. let's go around doppler radar. as we fly around we will find scattered showers. very light just south of cedar rapids toward i was city and the marengo area. let's move the radar and show you that in western parts of our viewing area we're also seeing scattered showers.

rain has moved out of the forecast for now. we will continue to monitor these flood concerns. the latest flood forecasts, the shell rock river is above 2008 level. it's about cresting now.

the city of cedar rapids continues preparations and will be holding press conferences every day at 10am as the threat of flooding exist. exists.this morning at the latest press conference the city manager said sandbags will be free at newbo and ellis park. concern about that because some information on their website had not been updated. the manager was also glad to say many entities both public and private have reached out to the city to offer help with equipment and resources.the city has designated the ladd library parking lot and westdale mall as a place to store cars for those who are needing to evacuate.there were many questions at the meeting about hesco barriers.they brought in one of the barriers to the meeting to get everyone

like. the city says they have miles of these barriers and they are working with a manufactuerer to bring them into cedar rapids as needed. :we also are working closly with a manuafactuer they have flown in a representative they have a large warehouse in eastern iowa where wea re able totap into how many of these we'll need in the city. city. join us tonight for cbs2 news live at five we'll talk with jen winter, the car director of public works, about what you need to know to prepare for the next 24 hours and what the city is doing at that moment. cbs 2 news will have continuing coverage of flood 20. 20-16.local leaders will continue updating conditions in the city every day the threat of flooding exists. during tomorrow mornings press conference, the city said they will announce when and where evacuations will start happening.we will carry all of the city news conferences live right here on cbs 2 at 10 each

online at cbs 2 iowa dot com. com.viewers like you are a great resource capturing severe weather across eastern iowa.if you can safely take pictures - send them to us and we can share them.you can connect with us on facebook at kgan cbs 2 - and on twitter at cbs-2-iowa. we've already seen an incredible outpouring of support from the community - from the hundreds of people sandbagging at newbo, to businesses offering trucks, support from the community from the hundreds of people sandbagging at new-bo to businesses offering trucks come in storage, parking and basically anything that is needed. if you want to help out but don't know how, there are several ways to get involved. on our website we have post a list of people for help. as well as people offering to help those who need it. you can find that at cbs2iowa.com. cbs2 news is teaming up with hy-vee to support everyone who be out volunteering over the coming

today we set up shop at newbo city market with water, sandwiches and snacks to hand out to volunteers. the volunteering is important and needed, member not to overdo it. take breaks. stay hydrated and stay safe. all the preparation underway and cedar rapids is due to water already flooding places to the north. that includes the town of waverly. stephanie johnson is live there with a look at the flooding underway. >> reporter: right now residence inav preparing sandbags and waiting for the next round of rain. as the cedar river continues to swell in waverley, some residents watch the waters rise while others moved their belongings to higher ground. >> they are saying the river will come away up. in 2008 it was on the main level. we got everything out of the basement and now we're praying it does not get on the main level. but we are prepared.

since last night. >> it's empty. basically. i will probably stay here the rest of the day. i need to get my harley out of the garage. >> reporter: he will leave if authorities say it's not safe. >> want tickets to my front step here i will decide to leave. when nothing else can be done. just walk away. >> reporter: while others waded just waiting to see what the forecast are and what the request are from the emergency management people and we'll just be here as we're needed. mary became active in the red cross in oh-eight...she lend a helping hand.04;56;11 i definitely think that you know iowa is good at that we help each other and we help each other and we help each other out. residents in town are definitely living to being iowa nice.??as round io sand

in waverly sj cbs 2 news. those red cross shelters stephanie mentioned are set up right now in waverly, at grace baptist church, and in clarksville, at clarksville commit call the red cross at the number you see here on your screen, 563-583-6451. right now, linn county supervisors are meeting to talk about what they're doing ahead of the flooding.here's a live look right now, cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry is there, follow him on twitter for the latest. in alburnett, students are preparing for homecoming tonight -- --but they're also preparing

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as you see for the most part this is lighter moisture and continues to move toward the east. that being said, flash flood watch continues for a little longer through 1:00 for tama, lack,, bremer and butler and grundy county. here are some of the's rainfall totals we've seen. manchester over 5.6 inches of rain there. aaa, 4.6. cedar rapids, 4.3. swisher said 3.3. edgewood at 2.75 and brosche in kittanning county at 2.28 inches. independence had 2.25. vinton had 2.2. the list is on our website at cbs2iowa.com. here are the latest flood concerns and levels. shell rock river, to 2.2 feet. that is expected to crest around 20.6 feet. that is above the 2008 flood level. river levels in cedar falls on

feet on saturday. and the crest in waterloo is at 22 feet on saturday. let's get into vinton. currently 11.2 the pick for crested to crest at 22.1 on sunday. there has been a little bit of misinformation. many folks in our own building -- the cedar river will be above flood stage on sunday but it is not expected to crest until monday. there's been some confusion about that. it will be above its 12 feet by early sunday expected to crest sometime monday afternoon or evening. that is the latest on the national weather service. currently at 9.8 feet. in the coca river -- maquoketa river in manchester, it should crest at 17.8 feet sometime tonight. and cedar rapids we have cloud cover. a little bit of sunshine. still light showers south of us.

72 in waterloo. 72 and manchester. 66 interview. 71 in tama. dew points are humid. the cold front has not move through. we're in the 60s and 70s. when we look the winds, 4-8 miles per hour. gusting to 15. statewide, 60s., 70s and 80s. we are currently at these levels. 90s in the southern part of iowa. there are 60s to the north. is finally pressing toward the east and falling apart. it will continue to do so as the dave rose on. this entire storm complex moves toward the northeast. it will take with at the clouds. we get a break tonight. we have dry, sunny weather tomorrow. were showers moving for saturday night into sunday. here is predicted. there goes that moisture through the afternoon and

partly cloudy, especially overnight. we will have sunshine as we head through the day on saturday. later afternoon on saturday, clouds build back in an here are more shower and thunderstorm chances for saturday night through the morning and midday on sunday. those will affect some of these river levels depending on what we get. these flood gauges and level to take into account what's in the forecast for the next 24 hours. it does not count anything we will see on sunday. we will see sunshine tomorrow. 83 for the high. 66 saturday night. upper- 70s with scattered showers and thundershowers. that moves out sunday. monday and tuesday, wednesday and thursday, upper 60s to low 70s with mainly sunny skies. we put the full list of rainfall totals online at cbs2iowa.com. you will also find information on where you can help sandbag and general flood information on the website right now. coming up next we will look at one of the oldest neighborhoods in our community

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everything starts upstream and works its way down. we take you to the cedar valley. the morning show host a bookie in brooks joins us on the phone this afternoon. buck, it's an awfully wet up your way the last couple days. set the scene for me and what you've been dealing with up there in the cedar valley this morning. >> well, a lot of the pressure right now is an shell rock and the shell rock river as they are about to crest it looks like at what will be working its way down. in downtown waterloo in cedar falls, not a lot of issues yet. some of the bike paths that run on the river are underwater that that is designed to be that way. they are working on putting up the aqua walls and start closing off some of the bridges at least the park avenue bridge in downtown waterloo. i was out there a half hour ago. traffic is still going across but you can see crews working

eventually i think fifth and sixth, a limit and 18th bridges may be closed. i think the 18th bridges the highest we have in downtown waterloo right now that is what it is. it's more about preparation than anything else. most of this is an charles city and shell rock working its way to us. >> he will go to the shell rock graphic. you mentioned that record crest. this is a bit above where it was in 2008 and we will go to the cedar falls and waterloo one next. when it comes to sandbagging, have you seen folks out and about? i know cedar five -- cedar ball -- falls has a high embankment. >> i was out walking around and it's more of a conversation. there hasn't been a lot of sandbagging in cedar falls and waterloo. evansdale, of the three in our main metro and black hawk county, that's the one that needs more sandbagging. they did a bunch last night.

there's one in north cedar. there are a few locations like that. right now there isn't a lot of sandbagging going on. i don't think there's necessarily a sense of panic. it's the calm before the storm i think. >> we appreciate. bucky doeren. k 98.5. you were here of every monday through friday. thank you and stay safe up there. let's do this. in more than 160 years the cedar river has passed the 200 foot mark only wants. coming up, it's expected to do it again. it again. we will let you know how woman: huh. congressman blum is a tea party member. we've shut down the government before. woman: blum voted to cut social security. we've got to raise the retirement age. woman: blum would raise the retirement age to 70.

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in more than 160 years, the cedar river in cedar rapids has passed the 20 f welcome back. and more than 160 years the cedar river has passed the 20

now it's expected to happen again. eight years after the catastrophic flood. major flooding is now forecast along the cedar river from waterloo to vinton, halo and cedar rapids. right now the river is not expected to reach levels seen in 2008 it is forecasted to crest around 24 feet early next week in cedar rapids. but there could be major impacts on thousands of people, homes and businesses. one of the oldest neighborhoods and cedar rapids is no stranger to flooding. melanie moore want to czech village to see how people there are making sure history does not repeat itself. >> reporter: cedar rapids city officials share projections and preparations for possible flooding. the czech village is trying to figure out how they will respond. >> for us we are going through and prioritizing what equipment and different things we need to get out first. that's the most crucial for our business to reopen afterwards. in her business went nine feet

>> that is above the barrel there. we will plan for -- that if it's 24 foot, plus, that will put us at 3-four feet into the bar. we will play it on that. in others have not been through this before. >> i panicked. what do you do when that happens? i thought, we just got the store set up. we were starting to make things work down here. now we get to pack it all backup. >> reporter: the hope is all needed after all. >> that would be the best case scenario. i would like to see none of the business is disrupted. >> reporter: stewart said flooding could be devastating to the area and no one needs to go through what happened in 2008 again. for those who have been through this they say at least it has left them that are prepared. >> if we did this once we can do it again. and we will. we will get it done. >> justin has a final look at your weather. here is a look at today's

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welcome back. we're in the weather center. you have some very important information. >> this is for our friends and charles city. this is from the police department. due to a failed pump at the silver wastewater treatment plant and's charles city you are being asked to stop you -- all water usage which goes down the toilet. no laundry. no dishes. i'm assuming that counts showering too. really the only thing you to do at this point is just use water to drink. everything else is off-limits. that is and charles city. charles city, yesterday, there were dealing with 4-6 inches of rain yesterday. that is all heading our way. let's get into doppler radar and talk about what's going on. we are watching light rain around iowa city and back toward the williamsburg area. the sun is coming out in cedar rapids. that is an indicator of what the afternoon will be like. it will be sunny tomorrow. a flash flood watch in effect

braemar and butler county's and grundy county. rainfall totals -- this list is online at cbs2iowa.com. at the bottom of your screen you are seeing river levels. we will keep those up there for you throughout the afternoon, switching between that and our flood warnings. shell rock river, 20.6 feet. and waterloo and cedar falls, they are expecting high crest, 97.6 feet. waterloo, 22.0 feet. in a vinton 2 feet below 2008. and cedar rapids the crest on the cedar river, again, it reaches flood stage on sunday. it does not crest until monday afternoon. 24.1 feet there. for weather details, let's leave you with good news. sometime tomorrow. drier weather. 83. 66 tomorrow night. mid-70s with clouds, showers and thunderstorms on sunday. we will dry out and see where we are monday, tuesday and

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