Jun 14th, 2008 · Some relief comes to Cedar Rapids, Iowa as water levels on the rain-swollen Cedar River begin to fall. More than 10,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes this week after flooding, and thousands of homes, businesses and huge tracts of farmland in Iowa remain under water.
Jun 13th, 2008 · In Iowa, much of the state is under a disaster declaration. Flooding, approaching and topping historic levels in some areas, sweeps through the state. More than 400 city blocks are under water in Cedar Rapids. And as the swollen Cedar River continues to overflow its banks, more than 3,000 homes and a downtown hospital have been evacuated.
Jul 2nd, 2007 · Nearly two weeks of heavy rainfall is continuing to cause flooding in the southern plains states, keeping evacuees from returning to their homes in several counties in eastern Kansas