Cedar County Contacts
FEMA - 800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY - 800-462-7585
Iowa’s Individual Disaster Assistance Program - 1 (877) 937-3663
Red Cross Donations - 1-319-234-6832
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY
Iowa Concern Hotline Volunteer Info & Donated Goods/Services - 800-447-1985
Disaster Assistance Info - DHS
Cedar County Website - (563) 886-3355
Cedar County Emergency Management - (563) 886-3355
Cedar County Sheriff's Office - (563) 886-2000
City of Tipton - (563) 886-6187
Tipton Police Department - (563) 886-2424
BACK TO FLOOD OF 2008
Cedar County Flood Information
DES MOINES (AP) - State officials say it could take up to year to repair and rebuild hundreds of miles of railroad tracks and 17 bridges damaged or destroyed by last month's flooding in Iowa.
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DES MOINES (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver says federal officials have granted a request to extend filing deadlines to apply for emergency government assistance.
Culver says the Federal Emergency Mangement...
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DES MOINES - Disaster victims who lost work because of recent storms and floods, including farmers, farm workers and the self-employed, may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance in six more...
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DES MOINES (AP) - Governor Chet Culver has announced $17.1 million in National Emergency Grant funding for the state of Iowa.
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IOWA CITY - Should I be testing my water? Many people who are on private well systems are asking that question because of the recent flooding.
Nancy Hall, supervisor of environmental microbiology for...
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AMES, Iowa – June 25, 2008: 9 a.m. update – Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor...
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CEDAR COUNTY - While people in Cedar County wait for help from FEMA, the county wants to remind low-income residents that some general assistance is available.
It helps cover the costs of rent, utilities,...
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have announced that one additional county is now eligible for federal...
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AMES, Iowa – June 23, 2008: 12:30 p.m. update - Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely...
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Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor conditions and never enter a water-covered...
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AMES, Iowa – June 19, 2008 - 6 p.m. – Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor conditions...
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AMES, Iowa – June 19, 2008 - 4 p.m. – Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor conditions...
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Information on air quality, asbestos, debris disposal, beach monitoring, DNR field offices, electronic waste, household hazardous materials and underground storage tanks.
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DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa's anti-price-gouging rule is in effect for counties issued disaster declarations after flooding, tornadoes and severe storms. Read more »
AMES, Iowa – June 18, 2008 – 4:30 p.m. – Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Four Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (MDRC) are now in Linn County. The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
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Residents can renew license plate tags at www.iowataxandtags.gov.
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CEDAR COUNTY - A shelter will be opened at Calvary Foursquare Church at 100 Hwy 38, Tipton, Iowa....
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TIPTON - The power has been restored in Tipton as of 9:10pm Thursday. The state of emergency in Tipton has been lifted and residents no longer need to conserve power....
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courtesy Cedar County Emergency Managment
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This is the flooding in Rochester Iowa about 8 miles south of Tipton. All the water in the pics is from the Cedar. The picture of the highway shows just a little touch of the bridge itself which so far...
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CEDAR COUNTY - An account has been set up at the Tipton US Bank at 102 E 5th Street, Tipton, IA 52772 for people in the area who have been affected by the flood waters. Checks can be mailed to this address...
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FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) is the primary agency that deals with disaster assistance. Two different types of assistance are offered:
- FEMA provides temporary housing,...
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CEDAR FALLS - There will be a free shuttle service available to Cedar City residents that will travel back and forth between the Petro Express on 2228 Lincoln Street and North Cedar Elementary School to...
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Whether applying online OR over the phone, you should have a pen and paper and the following information ready:
• Your Social Security number.
• Current and pre-disaster address.
• A telephone number...
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As Iowans face continued flooding, questions are being raised about exposure to diseases like tetanus and hepatitis A. Iowa Department of Public Health spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm says neither of these...
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DES MOINES - Counties covered under Governor Culver’s Disaster Proclamation: 83 counties. Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Carroll, Cass,...
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Residents in 18 Iowa counties are now eligible for federal Individual Assistance programs offered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Anyone in those counties who...
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CEDAR FALLS, IA – Sunday, June 15, 2008 — The American Red Cross continues on the scene in numerous areas of the state providing shelter, meals and snacks to families forced from their homes by flooding....
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These images are a few of many taken around the Tipton area. Widespread flooding is occuring around Rochester, IA and the Cedar River area south of Tipton....
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Last night on KCRG Beth mentioned they didn't have any pictures of Rochester and didn't know much about the town.
Here are a couple of pics from above of Rochester. Hope this helps anyone who's interested....
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(some photos got mixed up, so reposting with a few others)...
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CEDAR COUNTY - June 16, 2008 - According to the Cedar County Engineer's office, the Cedar Valley Bridge in Cedar County on Cedar Valley Road is open to cars only and National Guard enforcement is in place....
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DES MOINES (AP) - About 36,000 people have been evacuated from 23 Iowa cities or parts of counties:
Cedar Rapids: 25,000, plus 205 patients from Mercy Hospital
Palo: 400
Iowa City:...
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CEDAR COUNTY - Due to flooding, the following roads are closed in Cedar County:
- West Rochester Ave., North of West Rochester Road
- Rochester Bridge
- Atalissa Road, south of I-80
- Atalissa Road,...
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courtesy of Cedar County Emergency Management
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