Iowa flood of 2008
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The Iowa flood of 2008 was a devastating series of floods across Iowa that inundated numerous communities, caused widespread damage to infrastructure and agriculture, and led to large-scale evacuations and federal disaster declarations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2008 Cedar River flood | 1 |
| Iowa flood of 2008 canonical | 1 |
| Midwestern United States floods of 2008 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ river flood ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Cedar Falls, Iowa
ⓘ
Cedar Rapids, Iowa ⓘ Coralville, Iowa ⓘ Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Des Moines metropolitan area
Iowa City, Iowa ⓘ Waterloo, Iowa ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Iowa
|
| cause |
above-average spring precipitation
ⓘ
prolonged heavy rainfall ⓘ saturated soils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Federal Emergency Management Agency documents
ⓘ
National Weather Service ⓘ
surface form:
National Weather Service reports
State of Iowa emergency management reports ⓘ |
| endTime | 2008-06 ⓘ |
| floodedRiver |
Cedar River
ⓘ
Iowa River ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Wapsipinicon River ⓘ |
| followedBy |
federal disaster relief efforts
ⓘ
long-term recovery and rebuilding projects ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
breaching of levees
ⓘ
closure of roads and bridges ⓘ contamination of drinking water systems ⓘ damage to homes and businesses ⓘ displacement of residents ⓘ disruption of rail transport ⓘ loss of crops ⓘ overtopping of levees ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ temporary shutdown of industrial facilities ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iowa ⓘ |
| mainImpact |
damage to agriculture
ⓘ
damage to infrastructure ⓘ federal disaster declarations ⓘ large-scale evacuations ⓘ widespread flooding of communities in Iowa ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
closure of Interstate highways and major state routes in Iowa
ⓘ
evacuation of large portions of downtown Cedar Rapids ⓘ flooding of University of Iowa campus buildings ⓘ record crest of Cedar River at Cedar Rapids ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iowa flood of 2008
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Midwestern United States floods of 2008
|
| pointInTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008-05 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2008 Cedar River flood
this entity surface form:
Midwestern United States floods of 2008