Taken on massive flooding. Approximately 45 members and 20 vehicles will leave from cedar rapids, and be in high ridge, missouri by tomorrow thats about 30 miles southwest of st. Louis. Theyll provide Water Purification and transportation services. Missouri asked for help from iowa after extensive flooding contaminated one of high ridges Water Treatment plants. More than 10 inches of rain fell just this week, causing rivers and streams in the region to swell to levels not seen since the epic 1993 flood. But the missouri, meramec and mississippi rivers are starting to crest. In johnson county, emergency crews rescued a man who fell through ice this morning while hunting in the hawkeye wildlife area. The countys joint emergency communication s center says around 10 30 this morning, 25 year old Jared Bushell of hills got stuck in the ice and was water suits pulled him from the water. He was cold and wet, but uninjured. The allegiant passengers on a diverted flight are in thats after a pla
Winds w 1020 alo 26 dbq 25 iow 30tonight mostly clear low 1319 winds w 515 alo 12 dbq 18 iow 15tomorrow mostly sunny high 2632 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 28 iow 30tomorrow night mostly clear low 1420 winds w 515 alo 14 dbq 14 iow 17 thanks kaj. Some members of the Iowa National guard in cedar rapids are starting the new year with a mission. Theyre heading to missouri today to help victims of extreme flooding. The troops will be driving 16 tanks each filled with two thousand gallons of water to the town of high ridge. Thats just southwest of st. Louis. Floodwaters took out the towns Water Treatment plant. High ridge goes million gallons of water a day with a working treatment plant. Troops know how important clean water is for the 65 hundred people in need. With the flooding a lot of folks are out of their homes, that takes off their food supply , theyre not able to cook, their not able to bathe, and water is an essential thing to life. You can go up to 2 weeks without food but only a coupl
With typical january weather continuing. By the middle to end of next week, our next storm system will move into the midwest, but its far too early to determine details of any kind at this distance. Well keep an eye on it. In the meantime, happy new year, and enjoy your weekend today partly cloudy high 2531 winds w 1020 alo 26 dbq 25 iow 30tonight mostly clear low 1319 winds w 515 alo 12 dbq 18 iow 15tomorrow mostly sunny high 2632 winds w 515 alo 25 dbq 28 iow 30tomorrow night mostly clear low 1420 winds w 515 alo 14 dbq 14 iow 17 members of the Iowa National guard are traveling to missouri to help People Living near flooded areas. More than 10 inches of rain fell this week, causing rivers to swell and leaving some communities under water. The flooding has also contaminated this Water Treatment plant in high ridge. Thats just southwest of saint louis. The Iowa National guard will struggling in that town and nearby murphy over the weekend. Tv9s Dave Franzman joins us live this morning