Here in parkersburg. They say this afternoons storms brought back flashbacks of the historic 2008 tornado that killed seven people and injured dozens more people. Thankfully, they say that wasnt the case today. The city says at this time theres no reported injuries. Officials say most of the storm damage was limited to northeast part of town, where the tornado lifted a few buildings of their foundations. In one case, the foundation. The city says this home along orchid drive was hit the hardest in the storm. I spoke to the homeowners and they tell me shingles are missing but overall the damage is pretty minimal. Again, there are no injuries in this storm and minor damage. Cleanup is expected to continue tomorrow morning. Live in parkersburg, jordee kalk, lets check in now with meteorologist joe winters. Joe, november tornadoes are rare, but, as we learned today, they do happen. After a mild monday the mercury falls the next several days, bringing more weather reminiscent of december. T
Alliance is announcing plans for a mega Industrial Park that will be a game changer for the court or economy. The Big Cedar Industrial Center will be located near the airport. Reporter scott, this will be the largest Industrial Park anywhere in iowa and actually the one of the largest in the midwest. Take a look. Right now it is cornfield an distance from hi and interstate 380. There is a rail line right next to it and easy access to the airport just one mile away. It also brings opportunity to attract the kinds of Mega Industries the corridor could never accommodate before. It really puts us in a Competitive Position as companies are looking to maybe expand their footprint around the United States or it could ted for cedar rapids and the region is a growing vibrant tax base. People may wonder why Alliant Energy is leading the charge on this Industrial Park and whether it could have any impact on our utility bills at home. The answer is yes well explain that tonight at ten. Matt hammil
Lots of sunshine and highs rebounding back to around 70 degrees. The wind wont be quite as strong as the past few days, but still notable out of the north. Overall, the weather pattern remains dry, but more clouds are expected for tomorrow and saturday. Due to the clouds, these days will be held down into the 60s for highs. Next week, a warming trend continues to be on track into the 70s. As of now, rain chances continue to be focused on wednesday, though the development of an thursday depending on what it does off the se coast. Have a great day today sunny and mild. Wind n 1020. High 70 tonight partly cloudy. Wind n 510. Low 51 tomorrow increasing clouds. Wind ne 1015. High 69 tom. Night mostly cloudy. Wind ne 510. Low 54 though the cedar river in cedar rapids is receding, the city is still in a major flood stage. Kcrgtv9s meterologist justin geherts is at ellis and edgewood road this morning. Justin, how are things looking there . Some evacuees can return to their homes today. The ci
Black and blue and lays out the struggle. With any relationship, it takes two to make it work. On the university of iowa campus, students say its no different. Gabrielle 05 43 57 we cant act as if everything is perfect in this liberal city right, because thats not the reality that we live in. Nationally, the relationship between police and African Americans is tense with incidents in dallas and florida. Gabrielle 05 44 22 if we want to avoid close or near to what theyre a experiencing then we need to start the conversation. We need to be proactive. So students approached Law Enforcement in the area to dissolve that thin line between black americans and police. Gabrielle miller 05 44 50 without us understanding the logistics of what they go through then how can we wedge that gap . Police say they also have a job to the public to protect, serve and be open. Alton 05 38 22 transparency you cant build credibility without transparency. Alton 05 41 22 i hope that not just here in iowa city,
Buildings in downtown cedar rapids. The cedar river is now above flood stage and will continue rising until the predicted crest tuesday morning. Right now the forecast says the crest will be at 23 feet, which is a couple of feet lower than the prediction two days ago. Kcrg tv nines Samantha Myers joins us live from downtown cedar rapids with an update. Kcrg tv 9 Samantha Myers is live samantha. It is very quiet still in downtown cedar rapids right now. This street Second Street is pretty much empty. Theres one truck there. I dont know what theyre doing. They may be clearing out some last minute stuff. Theres still people Walking Around riding on bicycles. The city is asking people to avoid the evacuation zone unless they live there are or working one person he came from North Liberty just to see everything for himself. The feeling its going to be another devastating situation. I see theyre a lot more prepared this time. Its one of those butterfly feelings when you see situation like th