When it Rains it Pours
We had a little reminder of the floods no one will ever forget.
? What is now white water rapids? usually is only a tiny gentle babbling creek.
? There won’t be any concerts tonight at the Simon Estes Ampitheater.
? The Des Moines River near 9th Ave has bloated into a lake.
? See the high water at the far bridge.? Debris from the shores of the river have been swept up by the high waters.
Gray’s Lake flooded.? It became an extension of the river.
Beauty extracted from destruction.
Parking lot at Gray’s Lake Park.
I think it’s safe to call the game off.
Half of the building is under water, but the light is still on.
? The water at this point is almost over the stop sign.? I’m sure I didn’t catch it at it’s highest either.
? Streets vanish into the water
? Fluer Drive closed, water over road.
? Fluer Drive flooded.
Water closing in on the new MLK bridge.
No need to evacuate.? It’s already abandoned.? Possibly from last flood?
There are some really cool pictures in this blog… I like the one of the tree, sunset, and the water… Also MLK and Rich looking. It looks like someone looking in disbelife.
Supercool.
Some things never change about Des Moines–like the flooding, particularly in areas near the Raccoon River.