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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:34 AM Original message |
Breaking news:at leasta 10,000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ordered to evacuate, official tells NBC News |
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blue cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. because why? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I heard there's a break in the levee. nt |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. here's a link |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Because when white people's levees break... |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Maybe they just realized earlier that they could not rely |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. power out all over in CR |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I just heard the interview on MSNBC..they're saying 500 yr flood level |
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tnlurker (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Didn't they have one of those about 15 years ago? |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I don't know. I think it was the Gov. who was saying it this time. |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
29. This is worse than in '93. |
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RaRa (705 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Would that be under Clinton's FEMA |
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CherokeeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Be safe to you and your fellow residents.... |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. About the time that St. Louis is beachfront. |
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kickitup (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Stay safe. n/t |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
35. They've already broken record levels, but it will go higher still... |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
5. When is this nightmare going to end???? |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. When Jesus says it will, haven't we already learned that about Mother nature. |
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MaryEllen71 (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
6. I saw yesterday on the news |
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Viva_Daddy (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Where is FEMA? |
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CherokeeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The idiot head of FEMA just... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Does FEMA even have any manpower to tackle disasters like this |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. This is a disaster. |
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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. Railroad bridge spanning the Cedar River collapses |
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Shoelace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. video of train bridge collapse & flooding on YouTube |
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superxero044 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm in Iowa City |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Oh my |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
42. I can't PM you so I'll ask you here: |
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Bettie (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. Downtown is pretty much closed.... |
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Shoelace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. latest NWS Flood warnings for these areas (rivers are past record flood levels) |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:06 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. I wonder why god doesn't like Cedar Rapids, IA |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-12-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Thanks for posting this... |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:08 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Sandbags would be more helpful than prayers |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Thanks, neighbor! |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
25. So sad. nt |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 04:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Yep, it is that. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. The sad part is, they probably won't. (NT) |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Well |
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librarycard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Every relative I know is in Iowa |
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theEmpireNeverEnded (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. if you're so sure |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Right on. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
43. Iowa City, home of U of I, is a pretty darned liberal place by Midwestern |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
34. I used to commute to Cedar Rapids from Iowa City and almost ran into a tornado.. |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Hey, Calipendence... |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
41. Where? all I see is TimRussert TimRussert TimRussert |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. First death being reported as the result of the flood in CR - |
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