Downtown. At the edges of town. Ushers ferry and the tait cummins park would also become flooded. Farther upstream, the subdivision on the Southeast Side of palo would become flooded. Even if the river areas would still experience some flooding. One other note. A onein100year flood event only once every hundred years. It means there is given year. Lets bring in meteorologis t joe winters for a broader look at the area and expected rainfalls. More showers and storms are expected tonight with Northern Iowa again being the target. Locally heavy rain is once again possible which could add to ongoing flooding issues. Watch the river flood forecasts very carefully over the coming days on Additional Data and rainfall. Drier weather moves in for friday and saturday, but storms returns again sunday with cooler fall air upon us. Have a good night tonight chance of storms. Heavy rain possible. Wind s 510. Low 66 tomorrow turning partly sunny. Wind s 510. High 83 days as the water keeps rising. You can download our weather app on the Apple App Store and google play. Well check back in with our weather team, still ahead. This afternoon, cedar rapids city leaders held a News Conference on the flood projections. Tv nines Dave Franzman was there and joins us live from the newbo district that flooded badly eight years ago, and has since been rebuilt. Dave, hows the city preparing . Bruce, the city of cedar rapids has a complete playbook listing how to respond to different flood events on the cedar river. It was adopted and refined after sandbagging will eventually be part of the response everywhere but newbo market operators wanted to start early and put out a call for any volunteers to join the effort. One of the first steps in the plan is to get equipment into place ahead of time if possible. In lowlying areas, crews have put pumps in place and also forms that keep storm water in the streets from overfilling the sanitary sewer system. As the river rises, barricades on streets likely to flood will begin going up. At the first of what will be a daily news briefing during the flood danger, city leaders urged caution. Safety is our number one priority we want to continue what we did in the flood of 08. If you remember the city had no fatalities so whatever advice needs to be taken, please do so. Chief english pleaded with attention to any evacuation orders. The mayor also urged those homes and businesses that might get water to start preparations now. Voluntary sandbagging efforts got started here in the newbo area this hour but the city wont begin putting out the larger temporary dams and hesco barriers until tomorrow. And until the flood danger passes, the city will conduct a briefing on conditions every morning at 10 oclock. Live in cedar rapids, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Vinton is also preparing for what could be second highest flood level in that citys history. The cedar river is expected to crest at 22 the 2008 flood. Today, volunteers built a wall of sand around the citys Fire Department. A high school in Butler County canceled classes today so kids could help sandbag to protect their town. Thats as the Fire Department spent the day helping people evacuate their homes and businesses. Darien why have the latest smartphone if you cant use it wherever you go . 7 gigs of data per line for only 49. To share more photos at your cabin or video chat at your secret fishing spot. All for just 49. The best part . We put towers in places the other guys dont. Because u. S. Cellular thinks you deserve a signal that works wherever you are. Switch to u. S. Cellular and get a whopping 7 gigs of data per line expected tonight with Northern Iowa again being the target. Locally heavy rain is once again possible which could add to ongoing issues. Watch the river flood forecasts very carefully over the coming days as adjustments will be made based on Additional Data and rainfall. Drier weather moves in for friday and saturday, but storms returns again sunday with cooler have a good night tonight chance of storms. Heavy rain possible. Wind s 510. Low 66 tomorrow turning partly sunny. Wind s 510. High 83 tom. Night partly cloudy. Wind se 510. Low 64 saturday high 85 sunday storms likely. Heavy rain possible. High 73 low 65 monday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. High 67 low 57 tuesday mostly cloudy and cooler. High 67 low 51 wednesday mostly cloudy. High 68 low 50 thursday mostly partly cloudy. High who suck their thumbs or fingers come off as simply adorable. But at some point, like when that child reaches 4 or 5. This habit can become a problem. Leading to overbites and dental issues. If youd like to help your child break their thumb sucking habit. Here are some tips from the American Academy of pediatrics. Vo praise and reward your child when she does not suck her thumb. Sticker charts and reminders are helpful. Find ways to keep his or her hands busy, as many children tend to suck their thumb when theyre bored. If you their teeth are lining up, talk with your pediatrician or see a pediatric dentist for interventions. Finally, explain to your child that youre trying to help them stop the habit if any of the methods make him afraid or tense dont do them. Most kids stop sucking their fingers on their own before it becomes a problem. Be careful not to put too much pressure on them, which could do more harmthan good. And there is some benefit to finger sucking. New evidence suggests kids who suck their thumbs or bite their nails are less likely to have allergies. On make moms life easier, visit momseveryday. Com. For momseveryday , im lauren treme were continuing to follow flooding across eastern iowa. In some parts of the state, farm fields have turned into rushing rivers. Lets go back to Butler County now. Tv nines mark carlson is live in the town of clarksville with an update on flooding there. Mark, what are you here in clarksville the Fire Department spent the day helping people evacuate, as the Shell Rock River continues to rise. This is a look at the river around 2 oclock this afternoon. The water took over a nearby cemetery, and forced some road closures right away. The big effort continues to be to try and keep as much water out of town as possible. A big sandbagging effort got underway right away this morning. The local high school actually cancelled classes today so kids could come out and sandbag. Clarksville head football coach says hes proud of how his team responded to the call. I think theyre starting to get a little bit tired, but they have a really good attitude, its asking a lot of them to haul around 60 pound bags, and helping people and driving their own trucks, so im proud of the Emergency Management office says right now the hardest hit area in Butler County is just north of here in greene. There was a rumor that a dam burst up there, and that was sending even more water down this way. But Officials Say that is false, and at this hour the dam remains in tact. In clarksville, mark carlson, people in part of waverly are moving firstfloor furniture and appliances to higher ground. Theyre trying to beat the rising cedar river. We speak with one man whos lived along the river for more than 50 years. Thats still ahead on your 24hour news source, kcrgtv nine. Pushing flooding preparations. Waverly is expecting the cedar river to crest at 16 feet on saturday. That would cause major flooding on the Southeast Side of the city. Kcrg tv nines Katie Wiedemann is live in waverly to give us an update on the situation. Katie, whats going on . Theres a slight sense of panic here in waverly, especially along the cedar river. Right here, the citys i as water rushes through town. Homeowners on the Southeast Side are moving basement and first floor furniture to higher ground. We found davey smith and his friends trying to beat the rising river. Smith has lived here for more than 50 years. He says hes keeping everything in perspective. And the main thing is we got our life and our health now. And the rest of things we can theres a lot of debris floating down river. Every so often see huge hay bales float past the dam. A sure sign that whats happening up river, is headed this way. At six well show you how Wartburg College students reacted when the city asked for help sandbagging. Live in waverly Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 well be right back. Stay with cedar rapids is preparing for possible major flooding by installing flood barriers and sandbags starting tomorrow. And waverly is telling People Living in lowlying areas of the town to prepare to evacuate by tomorrow afternoon. Expected tonight with Northern Iowa again being the target. Locally heavy rain is once again possible which could add to ongoing flooding issues. Watch the river flood forecasts very carefully over the coming days as adjustments will be made based on Additional Data and rainfall. Drier weather moves in for thank you for joining us for kcrgtv9 news at 5. Tonight, breaking news. The female officer just charged with first degree manslaughter, after a father walking toward his suv, his hands up, is later shot and killed by police. The state of emergency at this hour in charlotte. Shots fired. Shots fired. After protests turn violent. The National Guard just arriving, and word one protester has now died. 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