It's sad I'll never get to see the pics my cousin had of us as kids. His house was flooded in Spencer Iowa. We lost alot of memories and things from our great grandma and grandpas. But everyone is alive and we r helping out ppl from Spencer
No one thinks of copying the old photos until it is too late. My husband has been working for the last few years converting slides to digital photos and copying photos. Then periodically he backs it up onto a multi-terrabyte unit and stores by our son. Just taking photos of photos with your phone is easy and can be stored in a cloud. Please do it now, before they are gone.
Kurt, again as a bridge constructor and maintenance supervisor, a bridge may be closes that look ok. But an inspector may have already been there and closed. When you shot the water moving around the bridge pier aka sub-structure, that moving water can cause some major damage to that bridge you don't see at the moment. Depending on what type of piling is under the water, wither wooden or concrete, scour can take any of it. That is why you will see a lot of rip rap placed on banks of bridges to stop the erosion.
Thanks for the vids and info on the flooding. We’re not getting much news on the mess in Indiana. My wife is from Omaha and she remembers, as a little girl, helping fill sand bags to hold back the Missouri River from flooding their neighborhood. Stay safe, Kurt and thanks again from Indiana.
I work for a very large restoration company in Iowa and we are maxed out on water jobs and hiring outside temps and even pulling in other restoration companies from other states. It’s crazy. We’ve been told to not even bother our job managers since we’re in a cat 3. Will be for weeks. We had two hundred calls on Saturday alone. Calls are still coming in. Basement walls are caving in from the water pressure. My husband has been watching your videos for a long time. We have 2 German Shepherds.
German Sheps best dogs ever. Have my 2nd one a now 3 y.o. female GS. I grew up in Sioux City, then moved to West Coast after college, now retired in Central FL. Enjoying your videos.
I live at Little Sioux. The bridges here are all open. The problem we having here with this flood is that we have a lot of water coming out of the Little Sioux River dumping into the Missouri. Both rivers are raising at the same time. So the water has to go somewhere so it is either north or south.
at 8.06 in your video you were just 1/2 south of my home the road in question was closed because the tube flapper was broken. water backed up 2 days Prior. The location you were the road closed west for the Rodney dike break caused a good share of the water to the west. the location you were at as of 9:42 tonight going around the signs you could still get to 6-26-24. hwy 20 is now open to the north at correctionville.
Thanks for Sharing Kurt. Hoping for the Best for those Family's. I remember in 2008 when De Moines Flooded. Coming home from Fairfield IA South on 218. When I got to the IA/MO state line at the De Moines river bridge they were closing 218 behind me. US 61 in MO was one lane in Each direction in the southbound lane because north bound 61 was under water from the Mississippi River back up. TGP
Regarding that last trip, did you forget to remember what it was that you forgot? LOL The flooding must be headed for the highest level ever. No one will hear me complain about a tornado scare west and south of Norfolk, NE. Monday evening. The 'scare' doesn't begin to compare to the damaging flooding in western Iowa. Take care, be safe and be well.
Hey Kurt.......thanks for taking time out from your busy schedule to keep us updated with the flooding, thankful tha Mapleton is safe, this was very interested. My family members i Floyd county, on the Cedar river was having difficulties also.........
Prayers for everyone. Water is the sustainer of life, but can easily be the taker. It is as gentle as a shower, or more powerful than a thousand bulldozers. Safe travels, and God bless.
I run a lot in Iowa, mostly in and out of the Ottumwa area. Absolutely love it, but I am hitting a lot of road blocks too. Already had to go miles out of the way on a couple loads!
Pretty sure I saw you at the Pilot on US-30 in Valparaiso IN yesterday afternoon… Would have loved to chat but had to race the clock to make it back to Des Moines. Iowas weather is always volatile thoughts and prayers for those affected by the floods.
I-29 in Council Bluffs, is closed past the I-480/I-29 Interchange (Northbound) to just past I-880. I-29 (Southbound) South of I-880 to about 25th St. in Council Bluffs, according to my iPhone map.
Hey Kurt where did all off that water come from in your last two videos? I'am sending my thoughts and prayers too the people off Iowa who are affected by the flooding in their town.
Barricades are put out for a reason. For your safety. So many people have lost their lives thinking it was ok to go around only to find out the road ahead may have a sink hole you don'l see. Especially at night.
I live just south of Omaha in La Vista. As a child we lived in Blair. I have been witness to many floods in this area from the Missouri, Platte and Big Papio Creek. I understand the flooding, in the Spring with the snow melt and big rains in the the Spring. But I'm not getting why now we are having the flooding. Were there big rains up north that I didn't hear about? Is the Corp of Engineers sleeping on the job again? Aren't the dams on the waterways suppose to be controlling the flooding? I'm just not getting it this time around.
I read on BBC news last night that somewhere a dam failed or partially failed and a house fall into a river. Can someone respond on comments to it. I am from South Africa and following your channel for a while now. Please be safe!
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I live in upstate NY. When we have large flooding they check the bridges for washout around the bases . That could be why they aren't opening bridges where you are or, they want to restrict travel. You don't want to get people traveling to a town that was closed off only to find them trapped if/when the water goes back up. People do stupid things.Rescure teams don't want to risk their lives because stupid people got too close to the water
The Des Moines River in Humboldt just crested this evening 1.5 feet higher than the old record set in 1963. US 169 may be closed through town but the detour will only add about 5 miles. 169 was closed 12 miles north of town but it has reopened. Unlike Spencer and Sioux City we had plenty of time to prepare and we will not have the devastating damage those cities experienced. Saw pictures of Sioux City and the Missouri looks higher than 2013. Fortunately the flood waters won’t stay around for 3 months this time.
Remember the flood in chimney rock NC during the mid 1990's. 1/4 of downtown chimney rock was gone for ever. One of the most beautiful areas to visit was 1/4 way gone forever. Water is most understood force on earth. Until you witness.
I see california begging for water and farmers losing farms because of water diverted to california. I haven't been to stateside continental for a many years. I drove interstate in my own rig back in the early seventies and see this going on... Its really bad for truckers and people who receive their goods. I hope this is not going to break more men/women operators who drive those highways
Thanks for taking the time to show us. Having lived next to or near a river that being the mighty Waikato River here in the North island of New Zealand, I wish you all be safe and the loses are not as bad as it looks. be safe you all.
so far no flooding here. I was just by the Saginaw river and it's not even high. its normal. I hope it stays that way. We had some pretty good storms. I thought sure the river would be higher then normal but so far so good. Prayers go out to those flood victims.
Excessive rain over the last month in. Southwest Minnesota, Northwest Iowa and Eastern South Dakota. The straw that broke the camel’s back were big rains last Friday and Saturday.
Any time the Missouri river goes over it's banks it's a guarantee that I- 29 between Council Bluffs and Loveland will be closed and 680 that goes from Crescent over to Nebraska will be closed on the Nebraska side.
We pull ammonia out of port Neal ia. both terminals..Koch and CF. I wonder how bad they are. It's low through there. We get ammonia out of CF in spencer ia. also and the scales were covered by water and I bet was in the building with computers. Prayers to everyone.
#89 My Nephew and his wife live in Davenport. I hope everything is well there! With so much water, maybe the Battleship USS Missouri BB-61 could make port somewhere there as a Museum.
It's sad I'll never get to see the pics my cousin had of us as kids. His house was flooded in Spencer Iowa. We lost alot of memories and things from our great grandma and grandpas. But everyone is alive and we r helping out ppl from Spencer
Prayers for you all from central Mississippi 🙏
No one thinks of copying the old photos until it is too late. My husband has been working for the last few years converting slides to digital photos and copying photos. Then periodically he backs it up onto a multi-terrabyte unit and stores by our son. Just taking photos of photos with your phone is easy and can be stored in a cloud. Please do it now, before they are gone.
Praying for them 🙏🙏.
Joe from New Jersey!! My thoughts and prayers for everyone in harms way and for all the first responders!!❤😊
Sending prayers to all who are dealing with the flooding and God keep everyone safe
Kurt, again as a bridge constructor and maintenance supervisor, a bridge may be closes that look ok. But an inspector may have already been there and closed. When you shot the water moving around the bridge pier aka sub-structure, that moving water can cause some major damage to that bridge you don't see at the moment. Depending on what type of piling is under the water, wither wooden or concrete, scour can take any of it. That is why you will see a lot of rip rap placed on banks of bridges to stop the erosion.
My heart felt prayers go out to everyone there that is going through this time and I hope everyone stays safe and positive
Prayers for all in the flooded areas
Thanks for the vids and info on the flooding. We’re not getting much news on the mess in Indiana. My wife is from Omaha and she remembers, as a little girl, helping fill sand bags to hold back the Missouri River from flooding their neighborhood. Stay safe, Kurt and thanks again from Indiana.
I work for a very large restoration company in Iowa and we are maxed out on water jobs and hiring outside temps and even pulling in other restoration companies from other states. It’s crazy. We’ve been told to not even bother our job managers since we’re in a cat 3. Will be for weeks. We had two hundred calls on Saturday alone. Calls are still coming in. Basement walls are caving in from the water pressure.
My husband has been watching your videos for a long time. We have 2 German Shepherds.
German Sheps best dogs ever. Have my 2nd one a now 3 y.o. female GS. I grew up in Sioux City, then moved to West Coast after college, now retired in Central FL. Enjoying your videos.
I live at Little Sioux. The bridges here are all open. The problem we having here with this flood is that we have a lot of water coming out of the Little Sioux River dumping into the Missouri. Both rivers are raising at the same time. So the water has to go somewhere so it is either north or south.
at 8.06 in your video you were just 1/2 south of my home the road in question was closed because the tube flapper was broken. water backed up 2 days Prior. The location you were the road closed west for the Rodney dike break caused a good share of the water to the west. the location you were at as of 9:42 tonight going around the signs you could still get to 6-26-24. hwy 20 is now open to the north at correctionville.
Thanks for the great coverage of the floods that we simply won't see anywhere else. Well done!
Prayers 🙏 for all that are dealing w/those flooded waters Kurt. Y’all stay safe & we’ll see you on the next video sir
Hey Kurt , thanks for the update on the floods. Hope the folks got out ok.
Thanks for the video trucking with Schmidt
Thanks for Sharing Kurt. Hoping for the Best for those Family's.
I remember in 2008 when De Moines Flooded. Coming home from Fairfield IA South on 218. When I got to the IA/MO state line at the
De Moines river bridge they were closing 218 behind me.
US 61 in MO was one lane in Each direction in the southbound lane because north bound 61 was under water from the Mississippi River back up.
TGP
Thank you for your flood videos. Prayers for all those hurt by the flooding. God bless.
I had just parked at the Pilot in Sioux City when the one rolled through last night .. 37mph winds and dumped another 6 or so inches of water ...
🙏🏻 to everyone involved. Thank You for taking the time to show all that you have.
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Thanks Kurt for keeping us updated have a safe trip
Thanks for sharing Kurt I hope everyone gets out in time.
Regarding that last trip, did you forget to remember what it was that you forgot? LOL The flooding must be headed for the highest level ever. No one will hear me complain about a tornado scare west and south of Norfolk, NE. Monday evening. The 'scare' doesn't begin to compare to the damaging flooding in western Iowa. Take care, be safe and be well.
Yes I’m still waiting to hear if you remembered what it was you forgot!
KURT MAN IM PRAYING FOR YALL !! BE BLESSED BE SAFE 🙏🙏🙏
Hey Kurt.......thanks for taking time out from your busy schedule to keep us updated with the flooding, thankful tha Mapleton is safe, this was very interested. My family members i Floyd county, on the Cedar river was having difficulties also.........
The flood videos are excellent! Thank you.
Prayers for everyone. Water is the sustainer of life, but can easily be the taker. It is as gentle as a shower, or more powerful than a thousand bulldozers. Safe travels, and God bless.
Thanks for the update. Havagudun Kurt.
Iowa is a pretty state, last summer while traveling we went to the John wayne museum and then we visited the iowa 80 truckstop. Y’all are in our 🙏🙏🙏
Safe travels. Hope the water starts receding soon.
I run a lot in Iowa, mostly in and out of the Ottumwa area. Absolutely love it, but I am hitting a lot of road blocks too. Already had to go miles out of the way on a couple loads!
Prayers for everyone
Kurt good thing didn't come up north on Big Sioux. Wish I knew how to put picture on comment. House has water to the roof Hawarden
You stay safe as well Kurt
You came close to where my Mother came from and Grandmother !
Ha Smithland I have Relatives Buried in the Cemetery there
Pretty sure I saw you at the Pilot on US-30 in Valparaiso IN yesterday afternoon… Would have loved to chat but had to race the clock to make it back to Des Moines. Iowas weather is always volatile thoughts and prayers for those affected by the floods.
I-29 in Council Bluffs, is closed past the I-480/I-29 Interchange (Northbound) to just past I-880. I-29 (Southbound) South of I-880 to about 25th St. in Council Bluffs, according to my iPhone map.
Godspeed up there. I have been though this myself.
Stay blessed brother.
That current is moving. Fall in that and you will become a statistic.
Looks like the got hwy 20 open back up at moville headed east towards correctionville
I'm from Sioux City. I have family that live there. I have friends that live in Correctionville and Smithland Iowa.
Hey Kurt where did all off that water come from in your last two videos? I'am sending my thoughts and prayers too the people off Iowa who are affected by the flooding in their town.
Be safe everyone.
Stay safe out there 🙏
Great video.
THANKS
take care of them fur babies kurt
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Can’t spell tonight, it really helped her Lab
Barricades are put out for a reason. For your safety. So many people have lost their lives thinking it was ok to go around only to find out the road ahead may have a sink hole you don'l see. Especially at night.
You stay safe
I was in Spencer on June 22 of the flooding
Where did the rain come from to cause this flood? Must have been a major storm
Prayers to all please stay safe 🙏
I live just south of Omaha in La Vista. As a child we lived in Blair. I have been witness to many floods in this area from the Missouri, Platte and Big Papio Creek. I understand the flooding, in the Spring with the snow melt and big rains in the the Spring. But I'm not getting why now we are having the flooding. Were there big rains up north that I didn't hear about? Is the Corp of Engineers sleeping on the job again? Aren't the dams on the waterways suppose to be controlling the flooding? I'm just not getting it this time around.
,,well wishes to all suffering the flood...
to all be safe and hope 🙏 these floods reseeds soon..
Hi Kurt and Opie
I read on BBC news last night that somewhere a dam failed or partially failed and a house fall into a river. Can someone respond on comments to it. I am from South Africa and following your channel for a while now. Please be safe!
I believe you're referring to a daMN failure in the State of Minnesota, just north of IOWA
@@cynnail395 Yes i think so. Will check the news article again but there is a video on BBC that show the incident. Thanks for the reply.
The dam is about ten miles from Mankato, Minnesota.
@@cynnail395 Yes it looks like it is the Rapidan dam in Minnesota. according to Fox news. Please update i i hope all the people are safe.
Rapidan Dam
It is so sad and people in bad flood Minnesota
Curt, what is the situation with I29 is is passable from I90. My son is driving to Kansas city from elsworth AFB SD.
Stay safe
No you stay safe. But thank you.
Amen
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Oh you and 30 million other diesel engines idling might have something to do with the flooding water. Did That ever Cross your mind.
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Why he looks like a Taliban?
nice hope for more water.sick mofo usa
I live in upstate NY. When we have large flooding they check the bridges for washout around the bases . That could be why they aren't opening bridges where you are or, they want to restrict travel. You don't want to get people traveling to a town that was closed off only to find them trapped if/when the water goes back up. People do stupid things.Rescure teams don't want to risk their lives because stupid people got too close to the water
As a kid, I was visiting here in Iowa when the flood of 93 began… here I am visiting again and this is happening 😬
We are praying for everyone
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Praying for everyone affected by the floods. God bless Iowa❤❤
Kurt, no worries on the engine noises. I love listening to Diesels any day.
Hi Schmidt, praying for Iowa brother! Sorry to see folks that are getting flooded, god bless all of them and may better times come their way.
The Des Moines River in Humboldt just crested this evening 1.5 feet higher than the old record set in 1963. US 169 may be closed through town but the detour will only add about 5 miles. 169 was closed 12 miles north of town but it has reopened. Unlike Spencer and Sioux City we had plenty of time to prepare and we will not have the devastating damage those cities experienced. Saw pictures of Sioux City and the Missouri looks higher than 2013. Fortunately the flood waters won’t stay around for 3 months this time.
Remember the flood in chimney rock NC during the mid 1990's. 1/4 of downtown chimney rock was gone for ever. One of the most beautiful areas to visit was 1/4 way gone forever. Water is most understood force on earth. Until you witness.
I see california begging for water and farmers losing farms because of water diverted to california. I haven't been to stateside continental for a many years. I drove interstate in my own rig back in the early seventies and see this going on... Its really bad for truckers and people who receive their goods. I hope this is not going to break more men/women operators who drive those highways
Thanks for taking the time to show us. Having lived next to or near a river that being the mighty Waikato River here in the North island of New Zealand, I wish you all be safe and the loses are not as bad as it looks. be safe you all.
I think you meant "dikes", not "dykes". Prayers for all affected. Folks underestimate the power of moving water.
Super PRAYERS 4 All involved!!!!!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for the info. Hope everyone stays safe.
so far no flooding here. I was just by the Saginaw river and it's not even high. its normal. I hope it stays that way. We had some pretty good storms. I thought sure the river would be higher then normal but so far so good. Prayers go out to those flood victims.
Kurt what is that orange walkie talkie thing on the dash?
What is causing so much flooding?
Hey Kurt, where's the majority of the water coming from? Rain in Minnesota or just Iowa or combination, or did some kids leave the water spigot on
Excessive rain over the last month in. Southwest Minnesota, Northwest Iowa and Eastern South Dakota. The straw that broke the camel’s back were big rains last Friday and Saturday.
Heard 20 at correctionville is open hammer down
Definitely prayers for all the people that are flooded and the ones that are threatened to be.. God bless🌹🙏❤️
Thanks for reporting on this. It’s heartbreaking seeing your home and livelihood literally being swept away.
You stay safe.
Praying for Iowa from northwest Iowa!! 🙏🇺🇸🙏
Any time the Missouri river goes over it's banks it's a guarantee that I- 29 between Council Bluffs and Loveland will be closed and 680 that goes from Crescent over to Nebraska will be closed on the Nebraska side.
We pull ammonia out of port Neal ia. both terminals..Koch and CF. I wonder how bad they are. It's low through there. We get ammonia out of CF in spencer ia. also and the scales were covered by water and I bet was in the building with computers. Prayers to everyone.
#89 My Nephew and his wife live in Davenport. I hope everything is well there! With so much water, maybe the Battleship USS Missouri BB-61 could make port somewhere there as a Museum.
Looking at where you are at, these farmers have had high water a lot this year. No crops at all.😢😢😢😢. You have 2 pretty dogs.❤❤ Good watchdogs.😅
Certainly glad I left that area, rendering plants may get really busy. Now when you 🎣 fish Lord knows what you will catch .
Farmers, truckes and locals having a hard time..