To you, we begin with a historic and dangerous flooding in the heartland. And it is devastating indeed. At least 18 people are dead in 2 states. These are some images coming out of missouri showing entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. A mcdonalds with water up to the windows. Residents are being told to be ready to evacuate at a moments notice and many already have because it is not over yet. More now from abc a megan hughes. Reporter along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe. The water has come up fast. Reporter parts of the town of kimmswick already flooded. In union, missouri, a mcdonalds nearly submerged. A gas station under water. Rising rivers causing this Sewage Treatment plant to exceed capacity. And many rivers havent crested yet. Water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66. More than 500 roads are already closed. In the national guard. Were dealing with an incredible amount of water coming a
At least 18 people are dead in 2 states. These are some images coming out of missouri showing entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. A mcdonalds with water up to the windows. Residents are being told to be ready to evacuate at a moments notice and many already have because it is not over yet. More now from abc a megan hughes. Reporter along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe. The water has come up fast. Reporter parts of the town of kimmswick already flooded. In union, missouri, a mcdonalds nearly submerged. A gas station under water. Rising rivers causing this Sewage Treatment plant to exceed capacity. And many rivers havent crested yet. Water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66. More than 500 roads are already closed. The missouri governor is calling in the national guard. Were dealing with an incredible amount of water youre talking about almost ten more vertical feet of moving water. Reporter flo
First on 13. Well give you a live look at Road Conditions in just a moment. But first, an ongoing situation in des moines. Where police are investigating the citys 21st homicide of 2015. Officers were called to 5201 south union street on a report of a shooting. That was around eleven they found two people with gunshot wounds inside the apartment building. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. While the woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. Police say theyre interviewing witnesses. But havent made any arrests yet. More information is expected to be released later this morning. Now to our other top story. A messy morning on iowa roads. Flakes began to fall just in time for the commute to work. And drivers will likely still feel the effects on their return home. Channel 13s Reid Chandler is keeping a close eye on the situation in the metro. Reid, what are you des moines crews are hoping to tame some of the travel headaches. 7 oclock, well go two shifts, from 7 a. M. To 7 p. M.
And good wednesday morning to you, we begin with a historic and dangerous flooding in the heartland. And it is devastating indeed. At least 18 people are dead in 2 states. These are some images coming out of missouri showing entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. A mcdonalds with water up to the windows. Residents are being told to be ready to evacuate at a moments notice and many already have because it is not over yet. More now from abc a megan hughes. Reporter along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe. The water has come up fast. Reporter parts of the town of kimmswick already flooded. In union, missouri, a mcdonalds nearly submerged. A gas station under water. Rising rivers causing this Sewage Treatment plant to exceed capacity. And many rivers havent crested yet. Water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66. More than 500 roads are already closed. In the national guard. Were dealing with an incredib
Arrests yet. More information is expected to be released later this morning. Des moines crews are hoping to tame some of the travel headaches. 7 oclock, well go two shifts, from 7 a. M. To 7 p. M. , and from 7 p. M. To 7 a. M. Around the clock until the streets are 100 back to normal Winter Driving conditions. Salt brine was laid on each of the citys 17 snow routes yesterday. The material prevents snow from packing on the roads. And crews had plenty to work with. Only 300 thousand dollars of the citys 3 point 2 Million Dollar budget has been used so far. Its a similar story in the suburbs. Where Officials Say residents play a big part in the removal process. All streets in West Des Moines need to be clear with the snow routes are already no parking but a lot of the residential streets can wait to the last second and get their driveways cleared out and vehicles in the driveway so that snowplows can come through. Several more cities have issued snow ordinances. And parking instructions v