From the basement but also fixtures like a water heater and the furnace. It wasnt necessary but after the lessons of 2008 they didnt want to take any chances at all. At todays final briefing on the flood situation, city Officials Say inspectors have visited a number of homes in the evacuation areas. So far, the number sustaining any water damage at all is considered a small number. Dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. Today, people started dropping off wet and dry their homes and businesses in cedar rapids. The city set up a collection site this morning at noelridge pool. A second collection site will open tomorrow in ellis park at 7 am. The city plans to start picking up sandbags from peoples front curbs a week from monday, october 10th. So if you cat haul sandbags to a collection site, put them out in front of your home. Lets turn now to meteorologist joe winters. Hes live in mount vernon where the mustangs are night lights game. Joe, as we wait for the water to recede, our dry weather will
And when we can expect warmer temperatures coming up and the four weather first forecast in just a bit. The city of cedar rapids recently had their final press conference for the 2016 blood. Connor morgan joins us live to explain the citys focus going forward. Reporter the city of cedar rapids is officially in cleanup mode. As far as sandbags are concerned, residents have three options. They can keep them which is encouraged for future tickets at them outside on the curb and wait for the city to pick them up or they can drop them off at one of these sites. Noelridge park open this morning at 7 am for dropoff and ellis park will open starting tomorrow at 7 am. What about those who cant take your sandbags to either site . The city will collect those for free starting october 10. Weeks. City officials recommend using your driveway if possible, giving of street between the curb and sandbags to allow storm runoff. As far as the press conference was concerned, everyone is echoing the same se
Im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Our calm weather will continue for another day. And at least spins over the great lakes, we could see a stray shower today most will stay dry. Highs will breezy winds could make it feel into the weekend. However, there is a weather maker to our east, most will stay dry. Highs will sets. Expect a dry, late and the sunshine will help us warm to near normal temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. It lets take a look at cedar rapids this was as the river was cresting. The mcgrath ampitheater is flooded the next peformance there scheduled for october 8th, nelly many people out of their homes staying in red cross shelters. Donations coming in at the shelter. Many of them hoping for some appreciating the support they are recieving they didnt have any of the get things prepared and be supportive of the people they house saying cr rocks with a heart painted on the protection outs
Barack obam disaster declaration. It is currently to help allamakee, chickasaw, clayton, fayette, floyd, howard, mitchell and winneshiek counties. The money is designated for storms, Straight Line winds and flooding that happened between august 23rd and 27th. Fema will continue to see if additional designations will be added to this declaration. Within the next hour, the city will allow people who live or work in the evacuation zone from flood 2016 to get back within that area. But the flood evacuation zone wont open for the general public until 7 am tomorrow. Until then, the city is asking people who dont need to be downtown to stay away so large equipment can get in for cleanup. The city wants to make sure everyone can thoroughly clean up this weekend. Theyre keeping the City Services center on 15th avenue southwest open this weekend. Staff will be on hand from 8 am to 5 pm both saturday and sunday. People whose property related questions. All fees for flood permits are waived. And r
A check of our forecast. Rachael. There wont be too much sunshine to start october. It will be a mainly cloudy weekend a chance of a stray sprinkle or some drizzle for your saturday. Any rain today wont amount to much. Well dry out tonight as low pressure starts to track east out of the great lakes. Highs today will be slightly below average in the low to mid 60s. There will be some partial bring the chance for fog into the morning hours. Sunday will be the bettay cloudy, there will be some clearing later in the day. It will also be warmer and expected the next chance of rain storms tracks in late tuesday into and tracks through. Continuing coverage this morning two people are facing charges in the death of a four 32yearold chad little now charged with first degree murder and child endangerment in the death of gracie buss his fiance 31 yearold kristi buss is charged with child endangerment resulting in death. Her daughter gracie died a few days after she was found unconscious in their