cedar rapids, the river levels have not dropped that much. meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now to look at just how long it will take for the river to get back to normal. clouds, gusty winds, and cool temperatures - it s a fall day, no doubt. a few sprinkles are possible with highs barely getting above 60, and some will struggle to even do that. winds from the north will gust as high as 25 mph again. skies eventually clear tonight with lows returning to tomorrow with somewhat lighter winds and highs back near 70. we ll hover close to 70 into the weekend, although more clouds return on saturday. dry weather should continue until wednesday.to day: mostly cloudy, cool, and windy. a few sprinkles are possible, mainly northeast. wind: n 15-25. high: 62 alo: 62 dbq: 59 iow: 63 tonight: turning mostly clear. wind: n 5-10. low: 48 alo: 46 dbq: 48 iow: 48 finished up their latest 10 a-m news conference, updating us on when they hope to get people back to their homes. kcrg t-v nine
street there was only one that stayed 47:27 we re open, we opened up this morning at 10 o clock, so we re ready to go, and tomorrow we get our normal deliveries. the returns have been pretty slow throughout the morning. there wasn t a big rush right at 10 a-m, but we have seen people trickling back in throughout the day. again, you can find an updated evacuation zoe in cedar rapids, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. the city today reminded people that even a small amount of flood water can be unsafe. if your electrical system, furnace or water heater have water damage, they are dangerous and you need to call alliant energy and midamerican energy right away. if you need to hire a contractor to repair damage, you need to make sure they re properly registered with the state by your screen: 319-286-5929. lin county is warning people about carbon monoxide poisoning as cleanup efforts begin. that s because generators and other power equipment often emit carbon monoxide. generato
that s when he went outside one of the girls in the back seat opened the door and said my sister has been shot. but earlier in the morning boike and his girlfriend let the girls into their home. said they were locked out of their house and were cold and they needed to use the bathroom. boike then remembers parks being polite and happy. thanked me and they were laughing, they were giggling you know just being teenage girls. boike s girlfriend allowing the girls to sit in her car to keep warm never imagining she would tend to parks there later that morning. i could hear here talking to her you know telling her look at me, you know keeping her attention and she did pray with her. the remains of a vigil now sit in that spot where parks life was taken so young. these are kids being, killing kids and they don t understand what life is and how long life aren t in school this week - because of the flooding. a 13-year-old is being charged with involuntary manslaughter in pa
new evacuation zone. but inside the new, smaller zone, alliant will inspect each home before turning the power back on. and midamerican energy company says it has approval from the city now to begin restoring gas service to properties outside the new zone. kcrg t-v nine s samantha myers joins us live from near the time check neighborhood tonight. samantha, you spoke with some people who have been able to move back home? chance to return to their homes today. although, some of the people who live on this street, a avenue northwest were not going to be able to stay in their homes tonight because they re waiting for power to come back on. tanneka smith returned to her home wednesday. i was really excited to come back because i want to one help my neighbors and get everything back in the house the street she lives on was inside the original flood revised zone. 11:38:38;29 but it s been a delay with the power getting back on and gas getting back on so just kind of waiting fo
plan on a quiet thursday with lots of sunshine and highs rebounding back to around 70 degrees. the wind won t 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 with widespread temperatures into the 70s. as of now, rain chances continue to be focused on wednesday, though the development of an eventual hurricane could delay this rain the se coast. have a great day!today: sunny and mild. wind: n 10-20. high: 70 tonight: partly cloudy. wind: n 5-10. low51 tomoo irsgouds. wind: ne 69 tom. night: mostly cloudy. wind: ne 5-10. low: 54 thanks kaj. though the cedar river in cedar rapids is receding, the city is still in a major flood stage. kcrg-tv9 s meterologist justin geherts is in things looking there? i m in downtown cedar rapids by th