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Does Iowa use outdoor sirens or issue wireless alerts for flooding? How to get warnings
Sirens are not triggered during flooding or flash flooding in Polk County. Outdoor warning sirens are only activated for ...
Cedar Rapids secures $25M federal grant for flood protection
Cedar Rapids has received a significant boost in its flood protection efforts with a $25 million federal grant aimed at ...
Davenport, Iowa flooding: Videos show submerged cars and inundated roads amid flash flood emergency
Flash floods warnings hit Davenport, Iowa, after 3+ inches of rain Friday. Roads flooded, cars stranded, and more rain is ...
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Man sentenced for stealing firearms from Iowa business while helping them clean up after flood
A Texas man has been sentenced for stealing two firearms from an Iowa business while helping them clean up after a flood.
Storm Team 8: NWS hydrologist explains science, history of flash flooding in Iowa
In the video above, KCCI meteorologist Zane Satre talks to Jeff Zogg, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines. They cover the dangers of flash flooding in Iowa, how Iowans should ...
Iowa officials warn residents to watch for scams in storm recovery efforts
In the wake of recent storms and flooding, the Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services is urging residents to ...
As extreme rains becomes more common, some Iowa farmers turn to 'relay intercropping'
Extreme rainfall and flooding are becoming more common across much of the U.S. In Iowa, some farmers are experimenting with something called relay intercropping to keep more rainfall in the fields.
Iowa weather: Recapping strong storms that blew through central Iowa
Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.