With All This Snow, Are Spring Floods Coming?
I laughed when I looked outside yesterday afternoon and saw more snow falling from the sky. Are you kidding me? I don t have any more room to pile this stuff up! The other thought that has crossed my mind while looking at all the giant snow piles is once the weather starts to warm up, are we in trouble? Is this going to be a bad spring for flooding in Eastern Iowa?
Well, it turns out that just because you have a ton of snow, it doesn t mean you re going to have flooding. The Gazette reports that our snow pack right now is anywhere between 8 and 20 inches, well above normal. But that doesn t automatically mean a danger of flooding. In fact, the first prediction of the season by the National Weather Service puts the flood risk this spring along the Cedar and Iowa Rivers low.
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down I-80 Near Newton [VIDEO]
If you ve looked outside lately, you ve probably noticed the harsh winter weather and road conditions. It s no joke. In fact, this afternoon the City of Cedar Rapids issued a press release declaring a snow emergency for the area until noon on Friday, February 5.
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Things aren t better in other parts of the state. Law enforcement officials are strongly advising citizens to NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL especially on I-80 near Newton.
WHO 13 reports that a multi-vehicle crash has blocked eastbound I-80. The Iowa State Patrol also confirmed with WHO 13 that multiple squad cars were involved and there are believed to be multiple fatalities. The eastbound lanes of the interstate are shut down. See some pictures and video from the mess below:
Free Admissions Available For 10 Cedar Rapids Attractions Freebie February has arrived. Looking back on a year that s been difficult for so many, including area attractions, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and Cedar Rapids Tourism Office have launched a collaboration that allows area residents and visitors to get free admissions and memberships to ten local attractions.
At the
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (above), you can get a family membership with unlimited free general admission to the museum, as well as the Grant Wood Studio. It covers two adults and all kids in that household that are under 18. There are 125 free memberships available. They re good through February 28, 2022.
Would You Try Everything Bagel Ice Cream?
Jeni s Splendid Ice Creams has an interesting new flavor!
One of my absolute favorite breakfast orders is an everything bagel with cream cheese (garden veggie cream cheese, if they have it), but I m not sure about the decision to turn it into ice cream! A new article from
Jeni s Splendid Ice Creams has come up with a unique new flavor that imitates the taste of an everything bagel with cream cheese. The website says that it contains buttery streusel laden with sesame, poppy seeds and yes, onions and garlic schmeared throughout subtly sweet cream cheese ice cream.