At the end of today's press conference at City Hall, Cedar Rapids Mayor asked the city council to declare a state of emergency as the impending flood could top 24 feet by Monday evening.
Due to increasing levels of the Iowa River in Iowa City, the City of Iowa City has begun contacting residents and business owners in these flood-prone areas about preparation for evacuations:
The flooding situation in Johnson County is worsening, very quickly. Jim Stiman of the US Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District has notified officials that current projections may exceed 712 feet and go over the spillway