Bank is full about 17 inches 17 feet on the gate means that we could see water over fleur drive. Reporter with these kinds of predictions the best things to do are to take measures seriously. We shut off all of the electricity our locations, our other facilities, put up barricades so that people understand that they are coming into a potential flooded area. Reporter both Water Works Park and grays lake will be closed until the water recedes. Live in des moines, emmy victor, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Steve fleur drive is not the only road closed in des Moines George flagg parkway is also shutdown from southwest 30th near easter lake, the area at southeast 30th court, is also closed due to high water. Stacey one of the first Jolly Holiday lights at Water Works Park. Kccis Mark Tauscheck is live near water works with a look at make a wish. Reporter Jolly Holiday lights typically last six weeks. This week, it only made it three weeks before getting flooded out. 100 of the money goes
There may be as much as 2. 5 feet of water on top of fleur drive by tomorrow evening. And its projected to stay that way until saturday to reopen maybe sunday. Todd farther west in clive , swanson boulevard is now open. Flood waters from walnut creek day. Closed. And forget parking in this church lot near 100th street. The ducks have taken over. December with that much rain that weve had. Todd and even farther west adel is bracing for higher water. The Raccoon River is rising so high, it is nearly touching the bridge on highway 169 just north of the square. We left my house around 9 house around 9 00 this morning. There was snow on the ground. There where a whole bunch of rivers that were overflowed there were a lot of roads that were covered with water. Todd but even with all the rain hardy iowans like hanna laabs know it could be worse. I guess count our blessings whether, weather, that it wasnt too cold for the rain to turn into ice so were pretty lucky i think. Eric the designated