Flooded cars parked next to the Peterson Paper Loft Apartment building on Pershing Avenue at East 2nd Street in Davenport after a flood barrier was breached by Mississippi floodwaters on Tuesday.
Rescue personnel use a boat to evacuate people from the Peterson Paper Co. Building Tuesday after a floodwall was breached by the Mississippi River causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
As the Mississippi River heads toward a predicted crest of 22.4 feet Wednesday evening, Cornelia Mutel, of the University of Iowa, says the area can expect similar crests more frequently, largely because of climate change.
A crest of 22.4 feet would be the third highest on record, behind 22.63 feet in 1993, 22.48 feet in 1965. Among the top 10 crests, four have occurred since 2000.
Mutel, with the IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering Center at the university's College of Engineering, said the Midwestern climate is becoming hotter and wetter.
Between 1901 and 2016, Iowa's annual average temperature rose about 1 degree F, with the greatest increase occurring since 1980. Although that may not sound like much, "the implications are profound," she said in an email.
Higher temperatures increase evaporation, and warmer skies can hold more moisture than cooler skies. With more atmospheric humidity comes more rain, she explained.
In addition, heat is a form of energy. "Thus our hotter, moister skies are producing more intense extreme weather events," Mutel said. "In the Upper Midwest, very heavy precipitation increased 37 percent between 1958 and 2012.
"With more precipitation, especially in the springtime, more spring and early summer flooding would be expected," she said.
"More humidity and heat, bearing down on us with increasing intensity — these are the signatures of Midwestern climate change," she wrote.
People who study weather know humidity is increasing because monitoring stations across the state have recorded an increase of 2 to 4 percent in absolute humidity per decade since 1971, with the greatest rises in the eastern half of Iowa, especially during the months of April, May and June.
Iowa's annual precipitation has gone up about five inches from a statewide average of 31-32 at the beginning of the 20th century to around 36 inches today. Most of that increase has occurred since 2000 and (like humidity), higher rainfall is concentrated in the spring months of April, May and June.
Gerry Galloway, a flood management expert from the University of Maryland, and Chad Berginnis, director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, agree that the Midwest can expect more frequent flooding. They both spoke last fall at the Upper Mississippi River Conference in Moline, sponsored by River Action Inc.
Once-in-a-lifetime flood levels are becoming a far more frequent occurrence, Galloway said. Galloway is the author of a landmark report on the 1993 floods in the Midwest, which still stand as the record.
Latest: Photos from flooding in the Quad-Cities
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A person walks through the floodwaters on River Drive and at Gaines Street in Davenport on Tuesday as the floodwaters of the Mississippi River continued to rise.
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A view of a flooded River Drive in Davenport on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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A person walks across a flooded River Drive at the intersection with Western Avenue on Tuesday as the Mississippi River continued to rise.
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An end loader hauling sandbags and personnel to the Quad-City Convention and Visitors Bureau crosses River Drive at Ripley Street in Davenport on Tuesday.
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An end loader hauling sandbags and personnel crosses River Drive at Ripley Street in Davenport on Tuesday, on its way to the Quad-City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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A view of a flooded River Drive in Davenport on Tuesday.
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A flooded car on Gaines Street in Davenport on Tuesday creates a mirror image of itself on the floodwaters of the Mississippi River.
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Volunteers rush sandbags to the Stardust music venue on Iowa Street in Davenport after floodwaters of the Mississippi River breached a flood barrier Tuesday at River Drive and Pershing Avenue.
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Volunteers rush sandbags to the Stardust music venue on Iowa Street in Davenport after floodwaters of the Mississippi River breached a flood barrier Tuesday at River Drive and Pershing Avenue.
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Flooded cars parked next to the Peterson Paper Loft Apartment building on Pershing Avenue at East 2nd Street in Davenport after a flood barrier was breached by Mississippi floodwaters on Tuesday.
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Rescue personnel with the Davenport Fire Department evacuate residences of the Peterson Paper Loft Apartments on Tuesday after a flood barrier was breached at River Drive and Pershing Avenue which caused floodwaters to race along East 2nd Street.
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A resident of the Peterson Paper Loft Apartments in Davenport looks out his fifth floor window Tuesday, watching as water fills the streets below and emergency personnel rescue people from the building after a floodwall was breached at River Drive and Pershing Avenue.
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Davenport firefighters and rescue personnel use radios to communicate with a rescue boat on Tuesday after Mississippi River floodwaters breached a flood barrier at the intersection of River Drive and Pershing Avenue. Firefighters took workers from businesses and residents from apartments along East 2nd Street.
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Davenport firefighters and rescue personnel use radios to communicate with a rescue boat on Tuesday after a floodwaters breached a barrier at River Drive and Pershing Avenue in Davenport. Water flooded downtown alleys as well as East 2nd Street.
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Firefighters and rescue personnel use radios to communicate with a rescue boat, Tuesday after a flood wall was breached at the intersection of River Drive and Pershing Avenue causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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Rescue personnel use a boat to evacuate people from the Peterson Paper Co. Building Tuesday after a floodwall was breached by the Mississippi River causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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A firefighter holds Chris Barnerd's dog as he gets out of the rescue boat Tuesday after being evacuated from the Peterson Paper Co. building in downtown Davenport. A floodwall was breached causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street in the downtown.
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Chris Barnerd is reunited with his dog after being evacuated from the Peterson Paper Co. building Tuesday. A flood wall was breached at the corner of River Drive and Pershing Avenue causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street in the downtown.
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Residents of the Peterson Paper Co disembark a rescue boat after being evacuated Tuesday when a floodwall was breech sending water into alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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Residents of the Peterson Paper Co disembark a rescue boat after being evacuated Tuesday when a floodwall was breech sending water into alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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Resident of the Peterson Paper Co.building Tim Schiffer gets help from rescue personnel disembarking the rescue boat after being evacuated Tuesday when a floodwall was breech sending water into alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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Residents of the Peterson Paper Co disembark a rescue boat after being evacuated Tuesday when a floodwall was breech sending water into alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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A firefighter stands at the corner of 2nd Street and Pershing after a flood barrier at the intersection of Pershing and River Drive was breached by the Mississippi floodwaters Tuesday causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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Rescue personnel use a boat to troll the area near a breached flood wall Tuesday at the corner of River Drive and Pershing Avenue causing water to fill up alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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After a floodwall was breached by the Mississippi River on Pershing Street, volunteers grabbed sand bags Tuesday and ran with them to protect the new Stardust music venue on Iowa Street.
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After a floodwall was breached by the Mississippi River on Pershing Street, volunteers grabbed sand bags Tuesday and ran with them to protect the new Stardust music venue on Iowa Street.
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A rescue boat trolls through the floodwaters of the Mississippi River on River Drive looking for anyone needing rescue Tuesday after a floodwall was breached causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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River Drive looking west is completely covered by floodwaters Tuesday as the Mississippi River continues to rise.
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A rescue boat trolls through the floodwaters of the Mississippi River on River Drive looking for anyone needing rescue Tuesday after a floodwall was breached causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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A rescue boat passes through the breached portion of the floodwall looking for anyone needing rescue Tuesday after a floodwall was breached causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street in downtown Davenport.
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A rescue boat trolls through the floodwaters of the Mississippi River on River Drive looking for anyone needing rescue Tuesday after a floodwall was breached causing water to flood alleys and buildings up to and including Second Street.
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Davenport firefighters walk a rescue boat down West River Drive along the freight house in Davenport on Tuesday.
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West River Drive is seen flooded below the Talbot Memorial Bridge in Davenport Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters take a rescue boat around the Peterson Paper Loft Apartments in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Floodwaters are seen on both sides of the HESCO barrier at East River Drive and Perry Street after a breach in the wall flooded downtown Davenport on April 30. The U.S. Army Corps' report made several suggestions for preventing a barrier breach in the future.
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Davenport firefighters walk a rescue boat down West River Drive along the Freight House in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Forestry technician Brady Terry climbs into the cab of a Bobcat loader to take sandbags out to trucks at Davenport Public Works on Tuesday.
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Equipment service workers Jeff Gasser ties off and piles up sand bags to be transported to flooded areas from Davenport Public Works on Tuesday.
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City of Davenport fleet maintenance worker Ryan Geffers loads sand bags with two other colleagues from a hopper at Davenport Public Works on Tuesday.
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City of Davenport workers take a lift with sand bags toward the Freight House in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters walk a rescue boat down West River Drive along the Freight House in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters take a rescue boat through the intersection of Ripley Street and West River Drive in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters used boats to search the area after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue sending Mississippi River floodwaters into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Sean Moeller helps carry sandbags to the recently opened the Stardust on Iowa Street after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue sending Mississippi River floodwaters into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters used boats to search the area after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue sending Mississippi River floodwaters into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlston coordinates rescue efforts after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue, sending Mississippi River floodwaters into several blocks of downtown Davenport Tuesday.
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Dozens of vehicles were trapped in floodwaters after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue, sending Mississippi River floodwaters into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Local residents are rescued by Davenport firefighters after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue, sending Mississippi River floodwater into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday. The river is expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night.
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Iowa Street near the Mississippi River in Davenport is flooded Tuesday after the floodwall created using HESCO barriers failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue sending water into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday. The river is expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night.
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Damage from extreme events continues to pile up in our state at an unprecedented rate, experts say. Abernathy's, a vintage shop on 2nd Street in Davenport, was flooded out during the Flood of 2019, and ended up moving to higher ground on W. 4th Street.
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A resident of the the Peterson Paper Loft Apartments looks down to the floodwaters below. The floodwall created using HESCO barriers failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue, sending Mississippi River waters into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday. The river is expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night.
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Davenport firefighters used boats to search buildings after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue, sending Mississippi River floodwater into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Dozens of vehicles were trapped in floodwaters after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue, sending Mississippi River waters pouring into several blocks of downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport police and fire officials walked East 2nd Street talking to local businesses to be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Police Chief Paul Sikorski said, “If the flood wall goes, we will not have time to evacuate anyone.” This was just hours before the floodwall failed near Pershing Avenue and River Drive on Tuesday.
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The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night the record was set in 1993 at 22.6 feet.
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Mississippi River floodwaters cover LeClaire Park in downtown Davenport Tuesday.
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A pump sends water over the HESCO barriers along River Drive in Davenport on Tuesday.
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HESCO barriers along River Drive in Davenport, Iowa hold back Mississippi River floodwaters, which are expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night.
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Pete Stopulos drags hoses across Pershing Avenue to begin pumping water out of the basement of the 1/2 Nelson Restaurant on Tuesday.
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Public Works Director Nicole Gleeson said the HESCO barriers are currently being reinforced on River Drive by adding sandbags to the tops and reinforcing the backs of them, she said. "In addition, we are monitoring the East Village and some other areas that could be affected once we get above that 22 foot level," she said, adding it's all hands on deck. 21 feet was a "milestone," she said. The city has never had the HESCO barriers up for this length of time, Gleeson said, but the city is adding sand behind them to reinforce in addition to adding it on top. The record was set in 1993 at 22.6 feet.
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Local residents walk along East River Drive near Front Street Brewery on Tuesday. The city of Davenport is asking all residents and visitors to avoid areas downtown south of 3rd Street and anywhere along the riverfront.
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Flooding at the Skybridge in downtown Davenport on Tuesday. The city of Davenport is asking all residents and visitors to avoid areas downtown south of 3rd Street and anywhere along the riverfront.
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The view along River Drive past the Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport on Tuesday. The city of Davenport is asking all residents and visitors to avoid areas downtown south of 3rd Street and anywhere along the riverfront. The river is expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night. The record was set in 1993 at 22.6 feet.
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The view along River Drive past the Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport Tuesday. The city of Davenport is asking all residents and visitors to avoid areas downtown south of 3rd Street and anywhere along the riverfront. The river is expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night. The record was set in 1993 at 22.6 feet.
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Davenport police and fire officials walked East 2nd Street talking to local businesses to be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Police Chief Paul Sikorski said, “If the flood wall goes, we will not have time to evacuate anyone.” This was just hours before the floodwall failed near Pershing Avenue and River Drive on Tuesday.
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Officials hope the HESCO barriers along River Drive in Davenport will hold back Mississippi River floodwaters, which are expected to crest at 22.2 feet Wednesday night.
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Public Works Director Nicole Gleeson gave an update on the HESCO barriers, which are currently being reinforced on River Drive by adding sandbags to the tops and reinforcing the backs of them, she said. The river is expected to crest at 22.2 feet Wednesday night. The record was set in 1993 at 22.6 feet.
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The floodwall created using HESCO barriers at Perry Street and River Drive in downtown Davenport is shown Tuesday.
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Davenport Public Works employees work on pumping water near the Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Collin Leigh, Alli Schaefer, Zack Slater and Mike Schaefer work on filling sandbags to help protect Great River Brewery and other businesses on East 2nd Street in downtown Davenport.
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Mississippi River Flood waters could mark a new record on the LeVee Inn in LeClaire Park in downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Officials hope the HESCO barriers along River Drive in Davenport, Iowa will hold back Mississippi River flood waters which are expected to crest at 22.2 ft Wednesday night.
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Mike Schaefer, Zack Slate, Alli Schaefer and Collin Leigh work on filling sandbags to help protect Great River Brewery and other businesses on East 2nd Street in downtown Davenport.
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The driveway of Ricardo Castillo, in East Moline, has flooded from rainwater on Tuesday, April 30. Castillo can no longer park his pickup truck on it, and the water has become deep enough for fishing, he joked.
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Ricardo Castillo, of East Moline, talks about floodwaters from his front porch on Tuesday, April 30. He said that he has never seen flooding as bad as this year’s and jokes that, soon enough, he’ll be able to fish from his front porch.
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A parking lot behind the Animal Aid Humane Society, of Moline, is flooded on Monday, April 29. By Tuesday, the floodwaters had receded, but Animal Aid president Vickie Sanders was still concerned about future rainwater. She and her husband blame rainwater flowing down from the hill as the cause of the flooding.
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Flood waters from the Mississippi River cover River Drive and the Ben Butterworth Parkway Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flood waters from the Mississippi River cover River Drive and the Ben Butterworth Parkway Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flood waters from the Mississippi River cover River Drive and the Ben Butterworth Parkway Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flood waters encroach on a sign telling customers how to get to Señor Julio’s Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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River Drive is completely taken over with flood waters from the Mississippi River Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flood waters from the Mississippi River cover River Drive and the Ben Butterworth Parkway Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flood waters from the Mississippi River cover River Drive and the Ben Butterworth Parkway Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Jeff Smith, of Bettendorf, stacks sandbags along River Drive Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Jeff Smith, of Bettendorf, stacks sandbags along River Drive Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flood waters encroach on a sign telling customers how to get to Señor Julio’s Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Steve Reyes, of Moline, and Lyle Leftwich, of Moline, fill sandbags behind The Mills at Riverbend Commons Apartments, on River Drive Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Moline.
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Flooding from the Mississippi River along the Ben Butterworth Parkway, in Moline, as seen from the 9th floor of the Hyatt Hotel, in East Moline, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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Flooding from the Mississippi River along the Ben Butterworth Parkway, in Moline, as seen from the 9th floor of the Hyatt Hotel, in East Moline, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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Flooding from the Mississippi River along River Drive, in Moline, as seen from the 9th floor of the Hyatt Hotel, in East Moline, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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Heather Householder loads her three children into a canoe on Campbell's Island to make their way home through Mississippi River floodwaters on Tuesday. The water commute takes them 30 minutes.
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Heather Householder and her three children navigate their way home to Campbell's Island via canoe through Mississippi River floodwaters on Tuesday. The water commute takes them 30 minutes.
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Heather Householder loads her three children into a canoe on Campbell's Island to make their way home through Mississippi River floodwaters on Tuesday. The water commute takes them 30 minutes.
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Heather Householder loads her three children into a canoe on Campbell's Island to make their way home through Mississippi River floodwaters on Tuesday. The water commute takes them 30 minutes.
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Heather Householder loads her three children into a canoe on Campbell's Island to make their way home through Mississippi River floodwaters on Tuesday. The water commute takes them 30 minutes.
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Heather Householder loads her three children into a canoe on Campbell's Island to make their way home through Mississippi River floodwaters on Tuesday. The water commute takes them 30 minutes.
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Jake Caldwell unloads dogs from his boat on Campbell's Island on Tuesday.
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Gary Plowman looks out at the Mississippi River floodwaters from Schwiebert Riverfront Park Tuesday, in Rock Island.
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Gary Plowman looks out from Schwiebert Riverfront Park, Rock Island, at the Mississippi River flooding on Tuesday.
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Flooding at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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Geese swim in the floodwaters of the Mississippi River that covers Moline's River Drive on Tuesday.
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Taylor Knudtson is rescued by firefighters from flood waters in downtown Davenport Tuesday. The levee protecting downtown broke earlier, allowing the Mississippi waters to spread.
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Volunteer Tyler Nicely and Chris Rogers, both of Davenport, load a pickup with sand bags Tuesday to take to several locations in Buffalo where water levels rose quickly, catching some residents unprepared.
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A boat with sand bags is pushed down Main Street to help re-enforce a levee in Buffalo, Iowa, Tuesday from the Mississippi River. The middle man in the boat is bailing water out of the boat.
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Holding sand bags open are Paul Schumaker and his twin brother Payton, both of Buffalo, as volunteer Bill Seals of Davenport and Joe Lopez of Buffalo shovel in the sand Tuesday along Second Street in Buffalo.
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Sand bags surround the Southeast National Bank building Tuesday from the flooding Mississippi River in Buffalo, Iowa.
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Buffalo, Iowa, resident Julie Pulse throws another sand bag on the wall Tuesday in an effort to protect her home from the rising Mississippi River.
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Buffalo, Iowa, resident Julie Pulse throws another sand bag on the wall Tuesday in an effort to protect her home from the rising Mississippi River.
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Buffalo, Iowa, residents Julie Pulse, Bradly Young and Veronica Ballesteros fill sand bags and build a wall Tuesday to keep the rising Mississippi River from flooding their home.
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Views after a temporary floodwall in Davenport failed Tuesday, sending water surging into the downtown area around Pershing Avenue and East 2nd Street.
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Davenport firefighters rescue Taylor Knudtson and her two cats, Josie and Percy, after floodwaters from the Mississippi River filled sections of the downtown following a breach in the temporary floodwall Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Davenport.
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A man views the damage after a temporary floodwall failed Tuesday sending water surging into downtown Davenport in the area of Pershing Avenue and East 2nd Street.
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People watch the action in downtown Davenport on Tuesday after a temporary floodwall failed, sending water surging into downtown around Pershing Avenue and East 2nd Street.
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Community and business owners come together to build a wall of sand bags after a temporary floodwall failed Tuesday, sending water surging into downtown Davenport.
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Davenport residents walk the Skybridge to view the Mississippi River flooding on Tuesday.
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Views after a temporary floodwall fails sending water surging into downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport residents walk the Skybridge to view the Mississippi River floodwaters Tuesday after a temporary barrier failed sending water surging into the downtown area around Pershing Avenue and East 2nd Street.
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River Drive looking west is completely under water Tuesday.
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Views after a temporary floodwall fails sending water surging into downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Community and business owners come together to build a wall of sand bags after a temporary floodwall failed sending water surging into downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters used boats to rescue residents after the floodwall at River Drive and Pershing Avenue failed, sending Mississippi River floodwaters surging into several blocks of the downtown area Tuesday.
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Views after a temporary floodwall fails sending water surging into downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Views after a temporary floodwall fails, sending water surging into downtown Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters used boats to rescue Davenport residents after the floodwall failed at River Drive and Pershing Avenue sending Mississippi River floodwater into several blocks of the downtown area Tuesday.
PHOTOS: Flooding across the Quad-Cities
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A car sits in high water on River Drive while another car drives through the water, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Moline.
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A stop sign on River Drive in flood water, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Moline.
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A car sits in high water on River Drive, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Moline.
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Christopher Douglas an employee of George Evans watches pumps work on River Drive, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Moline.
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A LeClaire resident walks down the middle of Highway 67 north in his boots, Monday. The road is closed because the Mississippi River is still on the rise.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad workers use an end loader to move sandbags through the flooding Mississippi River, Monday, April 29, 2019, on at intersection of River Drive and 3rd Streets in Davenport. The road is expected to reopen on Saturday.
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A Pleasant Valley school bus take the detour onto Territorial Road, Monday, April 29, 2019, as Hwy 67 north is closed do to Mississippi River flooding in LeClaire.
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Cody Mart on Hwy 67 north in LeClaire is closed, Monday, April 29, 2019, do to Mississippi River flooding.
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Cody Mart on Hwy 67 north in LeClaire is closed, Monday, April 29, 2019, do to Mississippi River flooding.
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Flooding Mississippi River water surrounds the Cody Mart, Monday, April 29, 2019, on HWY 67 north in LeClaire.
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Flooding in LeClaire, Monday, April 29, 2019, on HWY 67 north. Territorial Road is still open.
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Jim Bark and volunteer Brian Loy of Trees and More look out over floodwaters from the Mississippi River being kept at bay by sandbags on Bark's property Monday, April 29, in Cordova.
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Nathan VanOpdrop, of Rapids City, fills up sandbag in the parking lot of the Rapids City US Post Office, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Rapids City. VanOpdrop used the sandbags to protect his garage from flood waters.
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A volunteer from Trees and More helps fill stand bags to line the yard of Jim and Angela Bark, at 3rd St S in Cordova, Monday, April 29, 2019.
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Nathan VanOpdrop unloads sandbags to protect his garage from floodwaters Monday in Rapids City.
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A high water sign and a car submerged in floodwaters on 1st Avenue in Hampton on Monday.
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A volunteers from Trees and More helps fill stand bags to line the yard of Jim and Angela Bark, at 3rd St S in Cordova, Monday, April 29, 2019.
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A structure on Elm Shore Drive in Port Byron submerged in floodwaters, Monday, April 29, 2019.
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Nathan VanOpdrop, of Rapids City, fills up sandbag in the parking lot of the Rapids City Post Office Monday in Rapids City. VanOpdrop used the sandbags to protect his garage from floodwaters.
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Sharon Wren climbs stairs Monday to her washer and dryer in her flooded basement on Campbell's Island. Wren and her family built the structure for the washer and dryer so they would survive the flooding.
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Nathan VanOpdrop, of Rapids City, unloads sandbags to protect his garage from flood water, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Rapids City
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Jim Bark looks out his basement window at 3rd St S in Cordova, Monday, April 29, 2019. Bark's and his wife Angela had significant damage to their finished basement in their home and have been running pumps for three weeks straight to keep the flood water out of their home.
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Rashaud Barker wades through Mississippi River floodwaters testing its depth at the intersection of River Drive and Ripley Street Monday. Barker was attempting to reach his vehicle (background) which stalled Sunday night near the Freight House Farmers Market.
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Rashaud Barker's car sits in Mississippi River floodwaters near the Freight House Farmers Market Monday. Barker said his vehicle stalled Sunday night near the Freight House Farmers Market when he was attempting to help someone else.
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Roam Restaurant employee Megan Hogg uses a wet/dry vacum to clean up flood water from around the bar area Monday, April 29, 2019. Water was forced through drain pipes into the establishment at 210 East River Drive in Davenport. The flood is expected to crest at 21.2 feet Wednesday morning which would make it the sixth highest flood on record in the Quad-Cities.
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Roam Restaurant employees clean up floodwater forced up drain pipes into the establishment at 210 East River Drive in Davenport, April 29.
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Roam Restaurant employees Dylan Steil, left and Dana Drummond work on cleaning up Mississippi River flood water forced in through drain pipes into the establishment at 210 East River Drive in Davenport, Iowa Monday, April 29, 2019. The flood is expected to crest at 21.2 feet Wednesday morning which would make it the sixth highest flood on record in the Quad-Cities.
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Dylan Steil dumps water outside the Roam Restaurant in downtown Davenport Monday. Employees were busy cleaning up flood water forced through drain pipes into the establishment at 210 East River Drive in Davenport on Monday.
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Roam Restaurant employees were busy cleaning up flood water forced through drain pipes into the establishment at 210 East River Drive in Davenport, Iowa Monday, April 29, 2019. The flood is expected to crest at 21.2 feet Wednesday morning which would make it the sixth highest flood on record in the Quad-Cities.
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Davenport firefighters take a rescue boat through the intersection of Ripley Street and West River Drive in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters walk a rescue boat down West River Drive along the Freight House in Davenport on Tuesday.
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City of Davenport workers take a lift with sand bags toward the Freight House in Davenport on Tuesday.
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City of Davenport fleet maintenance worker Ryan Geffers loads sand bags with two other colleagues from a hopper at Davenport Public Works on Tuesday.
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Equipment service workers Jeff Gasser ties off and piles up sand bags to be transported to flooded areas from Davenport Public Works on Tuesday.
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Forestry technician Brady Terry climbs into the cab of a Bobcat loader to take sandbags out to trucks at Davenport Public Works on Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters walk a rescue boat down West River Drive along the Freight House in Davenport on Tuesday.
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Floodwaters are seen on both sides of the HESCO barrier at East River Drive and Perry Street after a breach in the wall flooded downtown Davenport on April 30. The U.S. Army Corps' report made several suggestions for preventing a barrier breach in the future.
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Davenport firefighters take a rescue boat around the Peterson Paper Loft Apartments in Davenport on Tuesday.
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West River Drive is seen flooded below the Talbot Memorial Bridge in Davenport Tuesday.
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Davenport firefighters walk a rescue boat down West River Drive along the freight house in Davenport on Tuesday.
Photos: Flooding
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A high water sign and a car submerged in floodwaters on 1st Avenue in Hampton on Monday.
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Nathan VanOpdrop unloads sandbags to protect his garage from floodwaters Monday in Rapids City.
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Nathan VanOpdrop, of Rapids City, unloads sandbags to protect his garage from flood water, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Rapids City
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Nathan VanOpdrop, of Rapids City, fills up sandbag in the parking lot of the Rapids City Post Office Monday in Rapids City. VanOpdrop used the sandbags to protect his garage from floodwaters.
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Nathan VanOpdrop, of Rapids City, fills up sandbag in the parking lot of the Rapids City US Post Office, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Rapids City. VanOpdrop used the sandbags to protect his garage from flood waters.
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Jim Bark and volunteer Brian Loy of Trees and More look out over floodwaters from the Mississippi River being kept at bay by sandbags on Bark's property Monday, April 29, in Cordova.
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A volunteer from Trees and More helps fill stand bags to line the yard of Jim and Angela Bark, at 3rd St S in Cordova, Monday, April 29, 2019.
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A volunteers from Trees and More helps fill stand bags to line the yard of Jim and Angela Bark, at 3rd St S in Cordova, Monday, April 29, 2019.
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A structure on Elm Shore Drive in Port Byron submerged in floodwaters, Monday, April 29, 2019.
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Jim Bark looks out his basement window at 3rd St S in Cordova, Monday, April 29, 2019. Bark's and his wife Angela had significant damage to their finished basement in their home and have been running pumps for three weeks straight to keep the flood water out of their home.
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Sharon Wren climbs stairs Monday to her washer and dryer in her flooded basement on Campbell's Island. Wren and her family built the structure for the washer and dryer so they would survive the flooding.