chris and nicole, the city of waverly says a shelter is set up for people at grace baptist church across from mcdonalds. city officials for waverly are predicting the cedar river will rise to 16 feet on saturday. waverly's inflatable dam prevents flooding for some parts of the city, but not the southeast part. wartburg college helped sandbag and also help people move their belongings to higher ground. the school sent out a campus wide alert saying the city needed help. so within the first hour or so more than 75 students came to the city garage to fill and load sandbags. on the southwest side and people living in that area have to be out this afternoon. live in waverly, brea love, kcrg tv9. impact in waverly based on the national weather service projections. as predicted, flood water is beginning to overtop 7th avenue se and 4th street se. that will effectively isolating that neighborhood. the cedar river is expected to crest to 24.1 feet tuesday morning. again, that would be the second highest crest on record, but still 7 feet below the flood of 2008. with a 24-foot crest - this is seve

effective immediately, shelter will be at grace baptist church across from mcdonalds. cedar rapids is preparing for those flood waters to move down stream.. stream..if predictions hold true - it will be the second worst flooding event ever. early next week - it's expected to crest at 24 foot. foot.the iowa flood center at the university of iowa provided this flood inundation map - this is the area expected to be impacted by flooding if river levels get that high.the city is in the stages of building protection banks - like the mcgrath ampatheater - that city leaders say will help in the coming days. days.those acquisitions allow in many of the areas the river to breathe and those strategic measures, and we've talked about a number of those, is definitely going to put us in a much better position in this kind of event. you might ask why the city doesn't have new flood defenses since the 2008 floods. floods.it took several years for city leaders to finalize the plan with federal and defenses.initial work is underway on the project, set to cost hundreds of millions of dol

chris and nicole, the city of waverly says a shelter is set up for people at grace baptist church across from mcdonalds. city officials for waverly are predicting the cedar river will rise to 16 feet on saturday. waverly's inflatable dam prevents flooding for some parts of the city, but not the southeast part. now yesterday, students from help people move their belongings to higher ground. the school sent out a campus wide alert saying the city needed help. so within the first hour or so more than 75 students came to the city garage to fill and load sandbags. police say the power and gas are going to be shut off at 1 today on the southwest side and people living in that area have to be out this afternoon. live in waverly, brea love, kcrg tv9. here is a map of the flooding impact in waverly based on the national weather service projections. as predicted, flood water is beginning to overtop 7th avenue se and 4th street se. that will effectively isolating that neighborhood. the cedar river is expected to crest to 24.1 feet tuesday morning. again, but still 7 feet below the flood of 2008. wi

grace baptist church across the street from mcdonald's and rally point cedar valley veterans on 16th st nw. 58:09 "definitely a lot of water and potential danger out here so latest updates. in waverly, brea love, kcrg-tv nine news." the city has said it is much more prepared for in 2008. we've already seen that in the extent of early preparations and readiness. that includes having a lot more options to protect against a flood. city is preparing. the city of cedar rapids is preparing for tuesday morning's more than 25 foot crest. kcrg-tv9s dave franzman joins us live from the city services building with how the the city of cedar rapids is preparing for tuesday morning's more than 25 foot crest. and they say they feel people are more you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 6. volunteers and members of the

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chris and nicole, the city of waverly says a shelter is set up for people at grace baptist church across from mcdonalds. city officials for waverly are predicting the cedar prevents flooding for some parts of the city, but not the southeast part. now yesterday, students from wartburg college helped sandbag and also help people move their belongings to higher ground. the school sent out a campus wide alert saying the city needed help. so within the first hour or so more than 75 students came to the city garage to fill and load sandbags. police say the power and gas are going to be shut off at 1 today on the southwest side and people living in that area have to be out this afternoon. live in waverly, brea love, kcrg tv9. participants and spectators may have a muddy start to the u-c-i cyclo-cross world cup johnson county fairgrounds today through sunday. cyclo-cross combines obstacles and cycling on an off-road course. the infiltration of yahoo may be the largest cyclo-cross world cup today. it'll take place at the johnson county fairgrounds today through sunday. cyclo-cross combines obstac

northwest.in cedar falls - a shelter is open at the west gym on the campus of the university of northern grace baptist church in waverly.more shelters will open as needed. - if you need help, you are asked to call 2-1-1, again only if you need help.- if you are looking to volunteer, call the red cross 319-393-3500 we are constantly posting up-to-the-minute information on fox 28 iowa dot com.be sure to join us for a late edition have a good night and stay safe. i'm chuck grassley and i approve this message because, as chairman of the senate judiciary committee i've worked on finding areas of agreement across party lines to help real people, with real problems. we've passed twenty-seven bills so far, each with bipartisan support. lies battling drug addiction. protect victims of child pornography and human trafficking. protect kids from sex offenders. hold sponsors of terrorism accountable. safeguard whistle blowers. modernize criminal justice laws. we've already accomplished more in this congress than in the last one, and we still have time to do more. a georgetown university study named chuck grassley

open at the west gym on the campus of the university of northern iowa.a shelter is also open at grace baptist church in waverly.more shelters will open as needed. needed.- if you need help, you are asked to call 2-1-1, again only if you need help.- if you are looking to volunteer, call the red cross 319-393-3500 swails begins our flood 2016 team coverage with a look at the cedar river in cedar falls has now crested. crested.let's go to cbs 2 meteorologist jeff kennedy who continues our flood 20-16 team coverage live in cedar falls- falls-with a look at what's happening there right now. down the river - so many in property as possible- but some business owners feel left out. cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry is live from newbo- newbo-with why the city says tough decisions had to be made. tornados bar and some of their neighbors are on the wrong side of the flood protection laid down on while theit flood barrier, tornados were trying to fend for themselves. >> the city of cedar rapids excludes me and these other businesses blatantly to exclude us from protection from this water. they had put us in

hawkeye downs in ellis park waverly.church in grace baptist church in waverly. brandon, now let's head upriver to vinton where neigbhors are scrambling to prepare for their crest. cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan is there this morning. connor, what are you seeing? thanks brandon, now let's head upriver to vinton where neigbhors are scrambling to prepare for their crest. cbs 2 news reporter connor morgan is there this morning. connor, what are you seeing?

the red cross set up a shelter at grace baptist church. >>> the governor signed a disaster proclamation for 13 iowa counties including lin and black hawk counties. it includes counties along the cedar river. it allows each county to apply for state funding to recovery. thousand sandbags and four truck loads of sand has been provided to the areas impacted by flooding.gov. terry branstad, lt. gov. kim reynolds will be touring the damage.they will be making stops in clarksville, shell rock and cedar rapids. in cedar rapids, not the news we wanted to hear. just about three hours ago - the national point-three-feet. feet.weather first chief meteorologist terry swails alliant energy customers in the flood's path can get their power shut off as long as they call the utility. utility.alliant vice president doug kopp joined the city's news conference this morning a long way from 2008 -- and its infrastructure is protected now better than before. in addition, they're also taking individual requests to cut power to homes. "electricity and water don't mix so please follow the good advice, don't go

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 sandbagging today!we've seen a ton of great stories like this already, of people pitching in to help out their communities. you can keep track of storms rolling through the area by downloading the cbs 2 weather the communities. >>> remember you contract the storms rolling to the area by downloading the cbs2 where the first weather app. it is free for android and apple devices. search cbs2 wx in your we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. you know what they used to do to guys l

also, the shelter at grace baptist church in waverly will close tomorrow. both of these places are closing because of low or zero population. that's a good sign. that means people have family or friends to go to. red cross served more than 3,500 meals and snacks. efforts as well. schools are closed. they will update parents on wednesday afternoon about what's to come next. >> and coming up, we will tell you all about drones and how we use them to bring you the >>> we want to show you video of our drone. this is over palo where we saw mellaney moore just a little bit ago. palo is reminded to not use water, by the way, until further notice. city hall has plugs available for your pump, your sump pump, if you need it, and also water. bottled water available, since you want use the water. wanted to give you a drone's >> terry swails has an update on the weather first forecast. >> the river has crest the up around vinton now. it's beginning to fall there. the crest is close to palo, and this was a picture that was taken there earlier this afternoon thanks to our

grace baptist church across the street from valley veterans on 16th st nw. i've left a message with the bremer county emergency management department, so i will continue working to bring you the latest. live in watching the cedar river -- especially those north of the river. the cedar river is expected to crest in the city sometime saturday afternoon -- most of the impact, with the current projections, would be north of the river -- north of downtown. there is sand and sand bagging stations located at 3 different spots around town. city spent yesterday reviewing emergency flood plans. "8:58:32 there's a perfect storm up north so everything from even southern minnesota that is coming down there's different forms and there's different entries that ultimately end up just north of downtown near the cedar river and that can cause some problems. " the city says to keep checking its website for updates as it continues to monitor the situation. now more than 8 years after the 2008 flood, the city of cedar rapids is anticipating monday, the city will be updating how

cedar falls closed yesterday - because no one was staying there anymore.and today - shelter at grace baptist church in waverly will close as well - due to a very low population. it's and right now in it's de. degrees.right now - heading to a live look at ????. ????.in your cbs 2 weather first forecast we have... . >>> good morning. a looking at the river current is 21.77 feet and expected to rest at 23 feet in a major flooding stage. here is the latest. i did mention 21.77 feet and a cup olf hours it was -- couple of hours ago it was more but we have a levingaling off. -- leveling off. around 23 feet as ye get to the afternoon hours -- as we get to the afternoon hours. we remember the 2008 flood of 31.1 feet and this flood will go into the number two slot where that epodes up and you can see the -- ends up you can see the winds southwest. and it is dry and comfortable and stay that way through the week and temperatures with 45 and 47 in waterloo and justs a round 30s. and not much shoe so no clouds round -- show around and we will keep shine, and dry it will be breeze with the winds and main

the red cross set up a shelter at grace baptist church. >>> the governor signed a disaster proclamation for 13 iowa counties including lin and black hawk counties. it includes counties along the cedar river. it allows each county to apply for state funding to recovery. thousand sandbags and four truck loads of sand has been provided to the areas impacted by flooding.gov. terry branstad, lt. gov. kim reynolds will be touring the damage.they will be making stops in clarksville, shell rock and cedar rapids. in cedar rapids, not the news we wanted to hear. just about three hours ago - the national

a shelter has been set up at grace baptist church. that is across from the mcdonald's. people living on the southeast side of waverly had been told to evacuate immediately. >> also in butler county authorities in clarksville are telling everyone who evacuated in 2008 to evacuate immediately. they say a levy in the area could break soon. ev during 2008 in clarksville, evacuate immediately. >> city leaders say because of what happened in 2008 they are better prepared to handle whatever may come in the next few days. cbs 2 news anchor kevin barry is live along the river with an example of how high that water could get. >> reporter: right now the water is at about 8 to 10 feet all the way down there. takes a to the embankment and all the way to the walkway by the great american building. here would signal 24 feet on this part of town. potentially sending water into the downtown area. this side of the river is an example of where the flood protection is not completely finished. on the other side it may not be finished but areas like the empty theater first step to flood prot

residents of the southeast part they shelter has been set up at grace baptist church. stomach water up north will be heading downstream towards towns like benson and cedar rapids. this map was provided by the iowa flight center at the university of iowa and shows the areas expected to be impacted by flooding along the cedar river in the coming days. right now it is projected to crest at 24 feet. that would be the highest since the floods of 2008. stomach because of the flooding threat of a city market in cedar rapids w tomorrow, and sunday. volunteer efforts to sandbag will pick up this morning again. volunteers are also needed at the czech village and i hope to move property of the basements of their first floors by this weekend. if you're interested, sandbag starts at dynamic earth might bring a shovel. they will get a lot of people but not necessarily enough shovels. so go get a shovel. stomach doppler radar. with heavy raids south of the doctor benton county moving off hours. flash flood warnings in effect until 9:45 a.m. for buchanan and delaware counties. some fo

before rising flood waters cut them off.a shelter has been set up for affected residents at the grace baptist church across from mcdonalds. again, people living on the southeast side of waverly are being told to evacuate immediately. in more than 160 years, the cedar river in cedar rapids 2008.now, it's expected to happen again, just eight years after the catastrophic flood. flood.there is a lot of information to get to but we want to start with these very important points.major flooding is now forecast along the cedar from waterloo, to vinton, palo and cedar rapids. rapids.right now, the river is ?not? expected to reach levels seen in 2008. 2008.but, there could still be in 2008 by there could be major homes and businesses. we will have more on the preparations in the corridor and the flooding happening up stream. >> we begin with meteorologist terry swails and he has the latest river information. >> this situation has been brewing for several weeks. we have seen round after round of heavy rain uppercrust northern iowa. last night with rains up to 10 and floyd county this has gotten out of h

water threatened to cut off all roads in the area.the red cross has now set up a shelter at the grace baptist church. also in bremer county, flash flooding inundated parts of denver.lindey corell shared church.>>> also in bremer county flash flooding inundated parts of denver. lindy share these pictures with fox28 news. most of the water park and some roads in town. all of this water will eventually make its way downstream into the cedar river.>>> there are more rivers flooding right now after last night's heavy rain this is video of the river in manchester. flood waters a march much of the uptown district turning a number of businesses into islands. >>> the's images were shared buchanan county after several inches of rain fell last night and belfast. we do want to thank all of you who shared your pictures in your videos with us. it is very useful, you are a great resource in capturing severe weather across eastern iowa. if you are safe and you can take pictures and videos please send them to us. you can connect with us on facebook, you can also connect with us on twitter. >>> the promising n

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they include the grace baptist church across from the mcdonalds and rally point cedar valley veterans on 16th street northwest. and in vinton crews were out putting up 8 foot hesco barriers filled with sand. the barriers stretch about three blocks long. city officials want because that would knock out the electricity. the clarksville fire department in butler county says sandbagging efforts stopped overnight. the levy breached there around 10:40 last night. several houses flooded. crews evacuated the the southwest portion of town. the river crested last night, and is now receding. charles city is asking people to stop all or toilet. that's because the sewer wastewater treatment plant failed earlier today, amid significant raifall and flooding. water from the tap is still safe to drink. the weather is a huge factor in all of this. so let's go now to meteorologist joe winters in the t-v nine weather lab. joe, can you give us a general picture of timing, and what's decision about possible flood evacuations as soon as sunday morning. right now, city workers and outside contractors are wor