Lets go to the graphic and talk about how much rainfall fell. Houses flooded and cars stranded with had a confirmed report of at least 5 1 2 inches and estimates of 7 inches in spots. A lot have rain has fallen. Even though the rain has moved out, there is still concern for flooding. At the freeport parkway area, there are still rescues in those areas. Parts of cities in several flooded roadways and give yourself extra time. There is a Flood Warning for north. More storms tonight with heavy rain expected in southern iowa. A Flash Flood Watch in effect until tomorrow morning. This is also where we will see a slight risk of strong storms this afternoon and this evening in southern iowa. In the rain for the next few hours and then more showers developing. It is muggy and we will talk about the next chance of storms. There is major flooding at the Trinity River this morning. It is at 13 feet and flood stage is 9 feet. They have stopped sandbagging for the time being. We have pictures from
Morning. However, once the sun comes up over the horizon it will help burn off some of this fog and well start to warm. Partly sunny skies late morning and into the afternoon and a southerly wind will provide us will high temperatures into the low 80s. The mugginess will stick around today as well. Throughout the day a stray shower or storm cannot be ruled out, especially along i80 and south. A few showers and storms are possible as well through the evening and overnight hours. Low temperatures will drop into the upper 60s. Today fog early, then partly sunny. Slight chance of afternoon storms, mainly i 82 to 88 tonight partly cloudy. Wind se 510 low 67 alo 66 dbq 67 iow 68 64 to 70 new this morning, a springville man is in the Jones County Jail after leading police on a high speed chase. Police say 34yearold Russell Merfeld led police on a motorcycle chase around 11 30. It started in anamosa, went through springville, and marion. It eventually ended after a short foot chase near wittie
Were even starting to bring their campers back. The waters have receded quite a bit since yesterday, but some areas of the camp ground remain flooded. The back part of the camp ground closest to the river saw the most damage. The turkey river crested in clermont around 3 15 yesterday afternoon. Both campers and people who live at skipaway permanently say they feel lucky it didnt get any worse. Im glad it went back down because it made a great deal less work for us but yeah its just one of those situations where the flood that n of the river this morning or this afternoon so we saved part of our deck, the other part is probably down river. Camp sites are totally eroded, cement pads are cracked in half, the bank that used to be there is no longer there campers say they will spend the next few Days Community so all of the neighbors will continue helping each other out to recover. Water spraying flood cleanup has started in Winneshiek County, but in some areas the efforts could take weeks.
Farewell to gene wilder, a star of the screen who learned his craft here in iowa. [singing] . Trying hard to make it like gary cooper . We begin tonight with a developing story out of palo where a shooting Investigation Continues now. Fox 28 news is told it happened before 5 00 this afternoon at palo auto salvage. Investigators say 59yearold david mcvay admitted to shooting 45yearold melvin roberts. Mcvay told roberts that he was trespassing. An updater began and he shot robert an argument began and he shot roberts in the leg. Mcveigh was taken david mcvay was take into custody. It remains under investigation. The white house has met the goal of relocating 10,000 Syrian Refugees in the u. S. Many fleeing a terror hotbed like syria has become a hot political issue. Republicans warn islamic extremists could use the Refugee Program to infiltrate the u. S. The Obama Administration said it did not take corners when it came to vetting the men, women, and children admitted. The state program
After intense pressure from the public and lawmakers, the drug Company Mylan has now caved on the cost of the epipen. Epipen. The life saving shot will now also come in a generic brand. Brand. The cost of emergency shot during an allergic reaction has ballooned in recent years its right now more than 6 hundred dollars. The announcement means a generic version would cost about half as much as the current price. While the Company Works on that, some First Responders say theyve managed to find an even cheaper solution. All our emts to draw their own medications. The cost savings has bled over to our patients, and also to our depar department. Other companies are also looking for new technologies to compete against the epipen shot in the open market. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley is among the lawmakers pushing for the chang. Change. In a statement, senator grassley said quote this sounds like good news but the details are important to know. Grassley says he will continue to work with the foo