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Storms swell Cedar River, Iowa

Earth Science Division Editorial Team

Jan 10, 2017
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Storms that dropped some 10 inches of rain swelled the Cedar River to 6 feet above its major flood-stage designation at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 27, 2016. Authorities advised some 10,000 residents to evacuate. In these images, the countryside appears green during the growing season (July) and magenta when the crops were ready for harvest (September). Images taken by the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
Storms that dropped some 10 inches of rain swelled the Cedar River to 6 feet above its major flood-stage designation at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 27, 2016. Authorities advised some 10,000 residents to evacuate. In these images, the countryside appears green during the growing season (July) and magenta when the crops were ready for harvest (September). Images taken by the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.

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Storms swell Cedar River, Iowa

July 8, 2016 - September 26, 2016

Storms that dropped some 10 inches of rain swelled the Cedar River to 6 feet above its major flood-stage designation at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 27, 2016. Authorities advised some 10,000 residents to evacuate. In these images, the countryside appears green during the growing season (July) and magenta when the crops were ready for harvest (September). Images taken by the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.

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