June 1, 2008

Story of the year....

It's been a strange year for weather it seems. This past week was no exception: tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flooding.

Ames got 4 inches or so of rain Thursday night. By Friday noon, the creeks were way out of the banks. One was almost 7 feet above flood stage above, which means bad news for Ames. Duff Avenue - flooded. Airport Road - flooded. The new Wal-Mart SuperCenter - flooded. Not as bad as '93, but still lots of damage.



An apartment building just off Duff


The new road and bridge on S. 16th (just opened two weeks ago)

South 5th


Duff Avenue

The new Aquatic Center construction site. Irony. I love it.


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