Saturday, June 27, 2015 1:10 pm
A Clive, IA auto repair business reports that 90 percent of the vehicles on its property have been ruined by a flash flood.
Des Moines television station KCCI reports that Acheson Auto Works, which backs up to the Walnut Creek, was flooded early Friday, destroying about 40 vehicles.
Tim Todd with Acheson Auto Works says he was shocked by how fast the water rose and said that by the time he got a call warning of the flooding, "it was too late."
Workers plan to continue the cleanup throughout the weekend in hopes of opening on Monday.
Flooding Closes Area Roads, Impacting Clive, Iowa
JUNE 25, 2015Heavy rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning is causing flooding across much of Central Iowa. There are several flood warnings in effect, you can view a complete list here.
In Clive, the city evacuated residents of an apartment complex near North Walnut Creek at 75th Street and University Boulevard. The complex is now surrounded by water this morning.
Walnut Creek is approaching flood stage in West Des Moines. Water is currently over parts of Grand Avenue and several nearby streets are closed. The city experienced rapidly rising water levels early Thursday morning in Walnut Creek.
The total rain amount reached over five inches between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. within the Walnut Creek basin. Walnut Creek crested at 142nd Street at 5:02 a.m. at 13.28 feet and I-35/80 at 13.41 feet.
The Raccoon River is currently high enough that it is covering one lane of traffic of westbound Interstate 80 near Van Meter.
Power Outages
Late Wednesday night, more than 3,000 MidAmerican Energy customers lost power in the Des Moines-area. As of 6:40 a.m, MidAmerican says the majority of its customers have power again.
Rainfall Reports
In some areas, more than seven inches of rain fell as storms moved through Wednesday into Thursday morning.Northeast of Yale in Guthrie County, 6.08″ of rain was reported. 7.1″ of rain fell in Adel between 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
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