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Folks in Anamosa are now bracing for near-record flooding and the question on everyone's mind, will it be as bad as 2008?
"As fast as it was rising last night, we don't know how bad it's going to be," says sandbagging volunteer Jim Henson.
Anamosa volunteers are scrambling to stay ahead of the rising Wapsi.
"It's like a domino effect. All of a sudden you've got a flash of people that are coming in to help," says Henson.
Even the littlest helpers understand this could be bad.
"The water gets into people's houses and ruins everything," says 8-year-old Garrett Bowers.
A field in the middle of Anamosa has turned into a pond and as the water steadily rises it's inching closer to nearby businesses bracing for the worst.
"I'm 99% certain we're fine, but it's that one percent that doesn't let you sleep," says Don Bowers, owner of Tapken’s Convenience Store.
Bowers has been here before.
"These are flood pictures of 2008 and we're hoping not to experience the same thing this time as we did back then," says Bowers pointing to the wall of his store. "There's two options when it comes to flooding, you either get the heck out, or you prevent it from getting in, last time we got out and it got in, this time we're going to try to keep it out."
The water is already rising quickly around some homes.
"Every time it rains in Iowa anymore my stomach turns so, I just can't believe that this is happening again," says sandbagging homeowner Joni Oltmanns.
"We're gonna try to do a protective berm here," says another man trying to protect his home, Allen Eden.
Eden just finished rebuilding from '08.
"In 2008 the water was in the first floor of our house," says Eden.
And his friends and neighbors are working hard to prevent that this time.
Eden says, "If it hadn't been for so many people helping us, I don't know how I would have survived.”
The Wapsi is expected to crest in Anamosa Monday night or Tuesday morning at 25.9 feet. The record is 26.2 feet.
Sunday, July 25 2010, 07:51 PM CDT
"As fast as it was rising last night, we don't know how bad it's going to be," says sandbagging volunteer Jim Henson.
Anamosa volunteers are scrambling to stay ahead of the rising Wapsi.
"It's like a domino effect. All of a sudden you've got a flash of people that are coming in to help," says Henson.
Even the littlest helpers understand this could be bad.
"The water gets into people's houses and ruins everything," says 8-year-old Garrett Bowers.
A field in the middle of Anamosa has turned into a pond and as the water steadily rises it's inching closer to nearby businesses bracing for the worst.
"I'm 99% certain we're fine, but it's that one percent that doesn't let you sleep," says Don Bowers, owner of Tapken’s Convenience Store.
Bowers has been here before.
"These are flood pictures of 2008 and we're hoping not to experience the same thing this time as we did back then," says Bowers pointing to the wall of his store. "There's two options when it comes to flooding, you either get the heck out, or you prevent it from getting in, last time we got out and it got in, this time we're going to try to keep it out."
The water is already rising quickly around some homes.
"Every time it rains in Iowa anymore my stomach turns so, I just can't believe that this is happening again," says sandbagging homeowner Joni Oltmanns.
"We're gonna try to do a protective berm here," says another man trying to protect his home, Allen Eden.
Eden just finished rebuilding from '08.
"In 2008 the water was in the first floor of our house," says Eden.
And his friends and neighbors are working hard to prevent that this time.
Eden says, "If it hadn't been for so many people helping us, I don't know how I would have survived.”
The Wapsi is expected to crest in Anamosa Monday night or Tuesday morning at 25.9 feet. The record is 26.2 feet.
Sunday, July 25 2010, 07:51 PM CDT
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