Iowa State University basketball court underwater
Flooding in and around Ames is so bad that an Iowa State University spokesman said he could not get to his office. The city has an emergency operations center to help coordinate the flood response.
AMES, Iowa (Des Moines Register) August 11, 2010 -- The Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa was surrounded by floodwaters the morning of August 11, according to a Des Moines Register photographer, who described it as "an island."
The coliseum is home to the Iowa State Cyclones' basketball teams. Iowa State football players were sandbagging around the Jacobson Athletic Building for precautionary reasons.
Parking lots between the Jacobson Building and Hilton Coliseum were flooded. Interstate Highway 35 located just south of Ames and near the U.S. 30 interchange has been closed due to flooding.
The Iowa DOT was also making preparations to close I-80 between Mitchellville and Colfax August 12, if river levels rise as forecast.
The city has had an emergency operations center open since August 10 to help coordinate the flood response.
There were also reports of flood problems in Story City, where the golf course, Little League diamonds, and football field are underwater.
Flooding in and around Ames is so bad that an Iowa State University spokesman said he could not get to his office the morning of August 11.
Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report
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