Flood Images

I just felt the need to post some of the pictures I found on the newspaper website. I really am so preoccupied about thinking about Cedar Rapids, I can't get anything done. It's so devastating. I don't know how they'll even begin to recover. And the river has NOT crested yet. They thought it would crest at 24.5 feet today but it looks like it might be 26.5 feet by tomorrow.

Edited to add: Now, I read it is supposed to crest at around 32 feet!!!

Above: An image of City Hall and the Courthouse

Above: Look how far up the water is to the stoplights and street signs!

Above: This is the intersection where Dave's office building is. Luckily he works on the 8th floor so his office should be fine. But I can't even imagine what it will be like for him to go to work once the water recedes.

The library building is the low rectangular one in the center of this picture. It's the city's main branch and only has two floors. Most of the books were housed on the first floor with the children's section on the second floor. Library staff were working around the clock so I believe they must have saved at least a good portion of the books. But the building doesn't look like it will be very salvageable. I spent many many hours here growing up! And the building in the lower left corner with the cylinder, is the Science Station, a children's museum. The cylinder is an IMAX theater.


This is the the National Czech and Slovak Museum. The staff and volunteers were able to get the valuable artifacts and library stuff loaded onto a semi-trailer to keep it safe. This was the site where my 10th High School Reunion was held in 2005. Sort of puts in perspective why museums and libraries have disaster plans in place. I remember being annoyed at having to go through emergency drills when I worked at the Autry. I wouldn't be annoyed anymore if I still worked in a museum.


This is one of the two hospitals. I believe I read something about them starting to evacuate patients. Good thing Dave's surgery was cancelled. Hope everyone else there is going to be okay.

St. Wenceslaus is the church I went to preschool at.

Here is another updated article from the Gazette with more information on what's going on there.