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Nick Tillinghast, co-owner of Hello, Marjorie at 715 Locust St. in Des Moines, shows the scene in front of the bar after heavy rain Saturday night, June 30, 2018, causing sudden floods throughout Iowa center.
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Street Flood from Walnut Creek to the intersection of 73rd St and University Ave at
Windsor Heights, Iowa, after heavy rains Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo: Rodney White and Brian Powers / Th)
A 65-year-old man died after being swept away by the waters of the water. flood in Des Moines.
Around 8:50 pm Saturday, the Des Moines police responded to a report from a stuck and busy van in the flooded streets at 50th Street and Twana Drive. Officers responded that the occupants had left the van and that one person had been swept away by the floodwaters.
Des Moines Fire Department agents and first responders immediately began a search of the area. 19659008] At around 12:39 pm Sunday, the first responders found the man, deceased, a few blocks from the initial call
More information will be released Sunday morning, according to authorities.
Flooding in the Des Moines Subway Saturday night
The flood is so extreme that the National Weather Service has issued an emergency flood.
Des Moines police search 50th Street and Twana Avenue. from midnight
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And Clive ordered residents and businesses along Walnut Creek to evacuate heavy rains that caused significant flooding along the creek.
Several water rescues were carried out in Ankeny, Johnston, Des Moines and Urbandale, according to data from the Environmental State Mesonet of Iowa State University. The vehicles would be stopped with water halfway up the doors of the cars.
Bad weather also caused power outages. Nearly 20,000 MidAmerican customers were without electricity shortly after midnight Saturday.
The meteorological service issued a flash flood warning in effect until 4:15 am for Jasper County. Shortly after 10:15, 2 inches had already fallen and NWS said another 3 inches was possible. The area includes Interstate Highway 80 between milestones 150 and 180.
A flash flood warning was also in effect until 9:15 in North Polk County. According to NWS
trained weather observers reported seeing more than 5 inches of rain.
Ankeny, Polk City, Granger, Lake Saylorville, Big Creek Lake, Elkhart, Germany, Sheldahl and Big Creek State Park
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Last Last [19659026] However, around 2:30 am, other thunderstorms may roll According to meteorologist Alex Krull, a meteorologist at the Des Moines National Weather Service, the Des Moines metro coming from the northwest brings up to 2 inches of Extra rain does not dissipate. Most likely, it will bring half an inch to more than 1 inch of rain.
"We had a lot of water rescues taking place in Des Moines, said Kroll.
Ankeny received the heaviest rainfall in the Kroll said:" In less than three hours Saturday, the Metro has seen 6 to 7 inches of rain, perhaps reaching record levels, said Kroll.
What is most alarming are the reports Kroll said: [TRADUCTION] "We absolutely do not advise to cross Polk County tonight," said Kroll.
Earlier, the Des Moines fire department was dispersed
The department was "extremely, extremely busy" with most units responding to the floods that hit northwest Des Moines, said Rick Thomas, spokesman for the Des Moines Fire Department circa 1965.] Thomas said that there were eight vehicles trapped by floods, some of which were struggling to reach
This video by Joe Kristan, near Merle Hay Road and Douglas Avenue in Des Moines, shows how flash flood was Saturday, June 30, 2018.
Joe Kristan / Registry Special, Des Moines Register
Firefighters also responded to a garage fire around 9 pm. at block 2300 Maple Street, which damaged the left side of the garage. Thomas said the owner believed that lightning had caused the fire
There were also reports on the emergency services scanner of a partial collapse of the Hobby Lobby building on the way Merle Hay
Thomas says, "As soon as the crew is finished, firefighters are dispatched to another rescue," said Thomas.
According to the rains of the night, Thomas says: Hope that most of the water will diminish by here Sunday.
"It's going to take a long time, but everything is going to go back and I hope the morning should be fine," he said.
Johnston City advises residents to stay indoors
The street is closed from Buffalo Road to Franklin Avenue, including the intersection of University Avenue and 73rd Street. The 73rd Street bridge in the Walmart parking lot is closed. College Drive Bridge is closed over Walnut Creek.
The Des Moines National Weather Service reported that vehicles are picking up on ramps along Interstate 235. The Interstate 235 and its ramps to Des Moines. The vehicles stalled. Again, no trip is advisable in Polk County at night, including all the Des Moines metro.
– NWS Des Moines (1945-1963) [1] July 2018
Through social media, residents of Des Moines posted photos and videos of stranded cars and people walking in flood waters at the knee.
On the outside of the new McAlister's Deli in Des Moines, a van was taken in the water so high. Douglas Ave.
The cars were going in the wrong direction on the 22 a Twitter user, the street exit goes out of the highway I-235
