Jones 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 - 800-441-1985
Disaster Assistance - DHS
Jones County Website
Jones County Flood Information
Anamosa Flood Information
Jones County Tetanus Shot Information: 319-462-6135 ext. 6203 or 319-361-5813
Jones County Propert Damage Information: 319-462-2671
Jones County Septic System Information: 319-462-4715
Jones County Sheriff: 319-462-4371
BACK TO FLOOD OF 2008
Jones 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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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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Red Cross clean up kits are now available in Anamosa, Monticello, Olin and Oxford Junction.
Contact City Hall to find specific locations.
www.co.jones.ia.us...
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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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Jon Kreger put up a tough fight against with the Wapsi River. Unfortunately, he lost. "We thought we was gonna win, but we didn't (ha ha)."
Water burst through his sand-bag walls, filling up his house....
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Anamosa, IA, June 13, 2008– Natural gas meters and appliances that have been submerged in floodwaters must be inspected by a technician before service is restored to homes, an Aquila official said today.
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JONES COUNTY - Flood cleanup kits will be available in various locations in the county. Further information will be provided when those locations are determined. See additional information below regarding...
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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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These are pictures of Walnut Acres Campground and of Jones County Fairgrounds. I will submitt more pics of the flooding of Monticello, Campgrounds, Fairgrounds and city as I resize them....
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Here is a picture taken on 6-13-08 near Stone City in Jones County. The Wapsipinicon is normally about 15 to 20 feet lower and about 50 feet away. The brown cabin in the background has nearly 2 feet of...
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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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Oxford Junction- On June 13 the Legionnaire in Oxford Junction was six inches from going over the wall that was built of sandbags. There have been Legion men and volunteers sandbagging and manning the...
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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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