Flooding

Cedar Falls has been working hard on Flood Recovery, Debris Pickup, Transfer Station issues.

The Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) met Monday, September 26 to begin prioritizing and assessing flood recovery efforts.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans who have been victimized by flood damage should be on alert for criminals who seek to victimize them again through flood-related scams.

City officials in Waterloo have designated a site where residents and business owners can dispose of flood-damaged items free of charge.

Gov. Terry Branstad will be making his third trip to eastern Iowa to survey flood damage when he visits three cities on Wednesday (Sept. 28, 2016).

Flood water from the Cedar River has gone down enough that evacuated residents in southeast Waverly are being allowed to return home.

With the swollen Cedar River receding, the clean-up process is beginning in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Officials in each city updated the progress being made on Monday (Sept. 26, 2016).

The flooded Wapsipinicon River is slowly starting to fall back into it's banks in Northeast Iowa.

Gov. Terry Branstad and other state officials will be surveying more flood damage in northeast Iowa on Monday (Sept. 26, 2016).

Living along streams and rivers may seem like a natural part of life in the Cedar Valley, whether you live in the city or out of town.