Category Archives: Ames flooding 2010

Water Boil Order in Ames

From the City’s flood update page: “A water main break under Squaw Creek drained all the water out of a water tower and dropped the distribution pressure to a dangerous level.  Due to the possibility of contamination, the Ames Water … Continue reading

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Motels near Highway 30 and Dayton

You need to leave or be prepared to stay in for the long haul.

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Super 8

Super 8 being evacuated in Ames due to sewage in the lower floor.

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Iowa State University Update

ISU succumbs partially to Waterpocalypse 2010.

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More Useful Flood Links

KCCI Iowa Dept. of Transportation (although the maps here are only showing the closure on 30, so use the map from the previous post) Ames Tribune WHO-TV (stuff on their front page) Notice I didn’t link to the local radio … Continue reading

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Ames Flooding

Whoever says we don’t have climate change is full of it. Many, many roads closed, just like 1993. Highway 30 is closed in the Dayton Avenue area, East 13th is closed by River Valley Park, Lincoln Way and University is … Continue reading

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