On April 5, the updated flood insurance rate maps of Cedar Rapids, also known as floodplain ... Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to ...

The Cedar River at Cedar Rapids is nearing minor flood stage (12 feet ... as well as across Iowa using our river gauge monitor map found here.

The Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, crested at less than 22 feet Tuesday morning, about a foot lower than expected as recently as Monday, testing but not defeating nearly 10 miles of temporary ...

The revisions to Linn County’s flood plain maps began in 2003, well before the historic flooding of 2008 that caused heavy damage in Cedar Rapids — and in many other Iowa communities.

After all, the river that runs through downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had never caused more than basement flooding during his 22 years in the building, even during the Great Flood of 1993.

Workers and volunteers in Cedar Rapids ... a 100-year flood.) City leaders said they expect nearly 400 commercial properties and about 1,300 homes to be under water. Flood maps forecast water ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Eight months after being hit by a flood expected to come along less than once every 500 years, this city of 120,000 is still struggling to get its head above water.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An elaborate system of temporary flood walls largely protected Cedar Rapids homes and businesses Tuesday as the river that runs through the city reached its second-highest ...

Ten square miles of Cedar Rapids was under water — including ... He also announced $500 million in new federal flood recovery funds for Iowa. Some of that money will go toward the long-awaited ...

Only 700 homeowners had flood insurance. Officials say there are still more than 500 FEMA trailers in the state providing temporary housing to residents of Cedar Rapids and other Iowa cities and ...

As these torrents flow downriver through the eastern half of Iowa, the region is bracing for a flood event nearing historic levels. The area of greatest concern is around Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s ...