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With each passing day a few more blocks of Cedar Rapids homes and businesses are inspected and opened to property owners. With each passing hour, the mountains of flood debris pile higher and friendships grow deeper.

The Cedar River is crawling back to its banks in Cedar Rapids at a rate of 2 inches per hour. Most of the downtown area is now exposed, and residents can begin to take stock of the extensive damage.

A tree on 3rd St. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids has become home to a multitude of [...]

The skies continue to rumble and spit intermittent rain, but with each passing hour another inch or two of previously wet areas in Linn County begin to dry. Residents have begun the migration from protecting and maintaining to sorrow and clean-up.
The Cedar River found its crest Friday morning at a record-breaking 31.12 feet. By 3 [...]

The flood waters are slowly receding in Cedar Rapids and the greater Linn County area, but that doesn’t mean everything is back to normal.

State Highway 13 remains underwater just north of the Highway 30/151 interchange.

Cedar River Expected to Remain Above Flood Level Until June 24

In a press conference just moments ago, Dave Koch of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department stated that estimated property damage in Cedar Rapids as a result of the flooding is just over $736 million.
It is now believed that 25,000 individuals in the immediate area have [...]

Flood water from the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids is now rising at a rate of two inches per hour, and officials have mandated that any persons within one block of the water’s edge must evacuate.
Yesterday officials estimated that the river would crest early Friday morning at a level of 24.5 feet. That guess was [...]

The Cedar River continues to rise in Cedar Rapids. The level of the river is currently estimated at 28.5 feet and is expected to crest at 32 feet tomorrow. These photos were taken this afternoon in the downtown area.

The Cedar River has surged over all three downtown bridges — 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue and 3rd [...]