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City Of Spirit Lake Issues Statement On Flooding Issues

June 22, 2024

The following is from the city of Spirit Lake: With the additional and extraordinary rain overnight the storm sewer, sanitary sewer and drainage facilities and infrastructure were overwhelmed in Spirit Lake as is the case throughout the area and the region. To the extent any pressure can be relieved from the sanitary sewer system, the […]

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Gov. Kim Reynolds Extends Disaster Proclamation To 20 Counties

June 22, 2024

(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds has extended a disaster emergency proclamation to an additional 20 counties in northwest Iowa due to severe storms and flooding that occurred Friday night and is currently ongoing. The proclamation includes Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sioux, Webster, […]

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Iowa D.O.T. Discouraging Travel In NW Iowa

June 22, 2024

(Undated)– The Iowa Department of Transportation is highly discouraging travel in a number of northwest Iowa counties, including Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien and Sioux counties. The D.O.T. says that as of about 8:30 this (Sat.) morning, there were more than 20 specific locations on the primary highway system with road closures. They say that […]

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Massive Flooding All Across The Region; A Disaster Is Unfolding In South Spencer

June 22, 2024

(Undated)– Extreme flooding is ongoing throughout the region following storms that dumped anywhere from 4 to 10 inches of rain Friday night. Massive flooding is taking place in south Spencer along Grand Avenue from just south of the Little Sioux River bridge to the South T. KUOO news has learned there have been several breaches […]

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DNR Encouraging People To Stay Off Lakes & Rivers Due To Unsafe Conditions

June 22, 2024

(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging people to stay off streams, rivers and lakes due to dangerous conditions from high water levels and wastewater bypasses. The agency says several wastewater collection and treatment systems have reported bypasses to the DNR’s Spencer field office, along with some animal feeding operations. The discharges […]

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