Posted on June 23, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The Flood of 2008 has damaged many homes, businesses, and farm land.
Craig Lang, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, said $3 billion worth of corn and soybean acres were lost to record floodwaters while the farm-sector devastation is costing livestock producers another $500 million in “feed impacts losses” with corn prices spiking $1.50 per [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Flooding/Storms | Tagged: Agriculture, American Farm Bureau Federation, Beans, Corn, Craig Lang, Crop Damage, Farm, Field Crops, Flood of 2008, Iowa, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Livestock, Soy Beans | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 19, 2008 by Matt Hacker
As the streets of Cedar Rapids start to get cleaned up, one can only ask themselves, how long is this going to take? Well I think that is a question that is weighing on everyone’s mind, but nobody has an answer for it.
The now displaced and disfunctional downtown area of Cedar Rapids, IA is going [...]
Filed under: Flooding/Storms, Iowa, Weather | Tagged: Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Cedar River, Clean Up, Disfunctional, Displaced, Drinking water, Flood, Flood of 2008, GazetteOnline.com, George W. Bush, Iowa, Iowa City, Jobless, Jobs, President Bush, Rebuild, Smulekoffs | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 17, 2008 by Matt Hacker
I went downtown this morning in Cedar Rapids, IA before I went to work and took some pictures of the downtown area after the flood waters have receded. It is bad…very bad. After being down there this morning, I can say that it is going to take a very long time to get [...]
Filed under: Flooding/Storms, Iowa, Weather | Tagged: Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Flood, Cedar River, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Flood of 2008, Flooding Pictures, Bridge, Bricks, Greensquare Park, Skyblade Monument, Cedar Rapids Art Museum, Kubias Building, Post Office, Bankers Trust, Town Centre, Paramount Theatre, Smulekoffs, Hummer, Military Police, Dirt, Legends, CityStyle, United Life Insurance, United Fire and Casualty, Blue Strawberry, Car, Volume, 2nd St, 3rd St, 1st St, 3rd Ave, 2nd Ave, 1st Ave, 4th Ave, Plaza, Playground, Hach Brothers, Iowa Title Company, Miller Lite, Sandbags | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 16, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The water is going down in Cedar Rapids, IA after the largest flood in the state’s history. You can now see the three downtown bridges above water rather than them being completely under water. Driving on I380 this morning, going to work, I could not believe my eyes when I looked towards the [...]
Filed under: Flooding/Storms, Iowa, Weather | Tagged: Bricks, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar River, Debris, Displaced Cars, Displaced Homes, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Flood of 2008, Flooding, Flooding Pictures, GazetteOnline.com, Glass, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa River, Linn County, Logs, Railroad Ties, University of Iowa, Water | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2008 by Matt Hacker
Here is an article from GazetteOnline.com talking about the closure of part of I380 tonight at 6pm and also other area roads closures.
Interstate 380 bridge over Iowa River to close by 6 p.m. Friday
The Interstate 380 bridge over the Iowa River will be closed by 6 p.m., forcing the road to close between the North [...]
Filed under: Flooding/Storms, Iowa, Weather | Tagged: Cedar Rapids, Iowa River, Coralville, Iowa City, Johnson County, Linn County, GazetteOnline, Interstate 380, I380, GazetteOnline.com, Park Avenue, North Liberty, Swisher, Highway 6, Highway 30, Highway 1, Highway 151, Highway 22, Tama, IDOT, Iowa Department of Transportation | Leave a Comment »
