What experts say needs to happen to halt rising drug prices. Only on fox28 news putting dinner back on the dinner table. A time to be themselves. Reporter steps family can make to make sure dis straksz dont get in the way. Does this mascot need to lighten up . This is fox28 news at 9. Yesterdays is tonights river flooding. It has forced ee vauksz. Fayette county Emergency Management tells fox2 news within the hour the turkey river there is expected to crest 3 feet an above the level seen in 2008. And all of that water is headed downstream to he will kay for. Weather first chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now on what to expect in the hours ahead. Situation very closely because the river continues to steadily rise. We are anticipating as far as a crest is kwernd, right now the are current stage is 16. 68 feet but tz expected to rise another 10foot between now and tomorrow morning when the crest is expected at close to 27foot. The all time record in he will indicator is around 27
Flooding remains a top concern for some communities in eastern iowa. Last night high water levels along the turkey river forced evacuations. Fayette county emergency crested in elgin this morning near levels seen during the floods of oh8. And now as the water moves downstream the river is getting closer to cresting in another northeast iowa town. Town. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson is live right now in inelkader along the turkey river good morning stephanie. On thursday authorities said the flooding occurring in clayton countys elkader and elsewhere could worsen today. The river is forecasted to hit twentyseven feet in elkaderthat is fifteen feet above flood stage and just three quarters of a foot under the record crest of more than twentyseven point sevetyfive feet in 2008. Meanwhile as flooding continues fr river residents are holding onto hope. The town is come back beautifully. I think if you look up and down main street this is just another hurdle but its one that the town