Ames flooding
- Thread starter casey1973
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Our street has turned into a river, and the water is halfway up my driveway. No water yet in the house. Knock on wood. I specifically bought this house away from any stream or river to avoid this ****. Storm sewers just can't keep up.
Some of my neighbors have water up to their house, so I'm guessing their basements will be flooded at the very least.
Some of my neighbors have water up to their house, so I'm guessing their basements will be flooded at the very least.
It looks like it's almost done raining, so if you can spend an hour mopping, squeegeeing, and shop vaccing....I think that might be your best bet.
They have battery backups. I think I have the Watchdog variety, but it hasn't had to kick in yet since it's the backup. The main sump is still cycling every 13 seconds as of 10 minutes ago. At least the street river in front of my house has finally receded. I'm guessing the storm sewers have had a chance to clear out allowing my downstream intakes to actually intake.
With all this said, I feel terrible for people along the Cedar and Shell Rock Rivers. I've been flooded out of a previous home and it is something i NEVER want to experience again.
Yeah I've been good lately but tonight the water starting coming wall and it overwhelmed my slump pump. It took some time until it finally caught up. So now I have a very damp basement.
Mine was at 9 seconds and is up to about 16. I'm going to chance it and go try and sleep, even though the sump is right below my bed..........
We live just north of 20th Street between Duff and Grand in Ames. Our floor drain backed up and we have water on the floor in the laundry room. It is not bad as it is probably less than 5 gallons on the floor. Time for me to grab the shop vac and go to work.
I come into town from the east on 30, then north to campus on Beach. Is 30 open?
In 2010 I tried for 2 hours to get across the Skunk River & Squaw Creek; tried around the north first but was blocked at Stange. I then went back to I35 and headed south. I was almost back past the my last exit when they closed I35 between Ames & the Huxley exit. Gave up & went home at that point.
In 2010 I tried for 2 hours to get across the Skunk River & Squaw Creek; tried around the north first but was blocked at Stange. I then went back to I35 and headed south. I was almost back past the my last exit when they closed I35 between Ames & the Huxley exit. Gave up & went home at that point.
I come into town from the east on 30, then north to campus on Beach. Is 30 open?
In 2010 I tried for 2 hours to get across the Skunk River & Squaw Creek; tried around the north first but was blocked at Stange. I then went back to I35 and headed south. I was almost back past the my last exit when they closed I35 between Ames & the Huxley exit. Gave up & went home at that point.
As of 30 minutes ago, 30 was open from Duff to S. Dakota as I drove from Huxley to West Ames.
I'm more worried about Duff to I35. Specifically where the Skunk crosses it just west of Dayton.
The Skunk is also what kept me from going down to Hwy 210 & coming up Hwy 69 six years ago.
