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The federal government is sending about $56 million to nearly 5,400 Iowa families struck by record flooding in June, according to FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Flooding was a problem in southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. Several highways were closed, including a key stretch of Interstate 29 south of Sioux Falls that later reopened. Sioux Falls, the state's largest city, had more than 7 inches (17.7 centimeters) of rain in three days.
Graphics from this weekend's flooding show the extent of flooding in northwest Iowa. In Saturday's flooding, the Rock River in northwest Iowa exceeded its typical volume by more than 100 times.
Gov. Kim Reynolds said the Iowa Emergency Operations Center had opened to deal with the flooding, which also was reported in Sioux City, Sioux Center, Hull, Sanborn, Spirit Lake and Arnolds Park ...
Sirens blared at 2 a.m. in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, where people in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region.
Chances of floods, heavy rainfall and severe weather are likely in Iowa on Monday and Tuesday. A flood watch starts at 10 p.m. Monday.
The Des Moines River at Humboldt, a small city about 105 miles north of Des Moines, was forecast to crest Wednesday at 17 feet, more than a foot higher than its record in 1969, according to the ...
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