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On this day in 2008: A record-breaking flood submerges Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The flood displaced more than 18,000 residents and caused an estimated $2.4 billion in damage, according to city and federal reports.
- Eighteen years ago, the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, crested at 31.12 feet, shattering the previous record and displacing more than 18,000 residents in one of the worst floods in Iowa history.
- Soil saturation and heavy early June rain events primed the area for extreme runoff, according to NWS, creating conditions that Steve Cooper described as a "500-year flood event."
- The Army Corps of Engineers reported that more than 1,300 city blocks were flooded, damaging 7,846 properties and causing an estimated $2.4 billion in damages across Cedar Rapids.
- Rising waters submerged critical infrastructure including City Hall and the primary hospital, while flooding 1st Avenue and 16th Avenue as residents called the unfolding event "a nightmare."
- Work continues to preserve Cedar Rapids' post-flood development, with major venues including the Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Paramount Theatre, and Theatre Cedar Rapids reopening in the revitalized downtown.
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18 years since Cedar River crested amidst disastrous flood
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