Flood 2008
 
 

Flood 2008

OPL and University of Iowa Flood efforts. 

                                                                                                                                     
Sandbagging outside of the hangar.
                                                     
Sandbag wall at the hangar.
                                                     
A volunteer signs the entrance to the hangar.
                                                     
Gregg and Tom admire the wall built by volunteers.
                                                     
Volunteers take a well-deserved break from hard work.
                                                     
A pile of bushes rests in front of the bag filling station.  The bushes were removed so the wall could properly protect the building.
                                                     
Volunteers build a wall around the hangar.
                                                                           
Volunteers pass through a gate leading out to the sandbagging area.
                                                     
Volunteers sign the entrance to the hangar.
                                                     
Volunteers work on building a wall to protect the hangar.
                                                     
An aerial view of Coralville with the Medical Campus in the background.
                                                     
The Coralville Strip from above.
                                                     
Another view of the Strip.
                                                     
Another view of the Coralville Strip.
                                                     
The empty server rack.
                                                     
An OPL Staff Member packs models.
                                                     
Servers on higher ground in the 737 Simulator.
                                                     
The L-29 is prepared to be flown out.  It was one of the last planes to leave the Airport.
                           
OPL equipment moved in preparation of 6 inches of water.
                                                                          
Matt Cover holds a newspaper depicting the flooding on US Highway 6.

                           
Water surrounds local businesses in Iowa City around Sturgis Dr.
                                                                          
The Iowa River rises across from the Iowa City Municipal Airport.

                           
Water on Riverside Dr. by the airport.
                                                                          
Water creeps up on Riverside Dr. in Iowa City.

                           
A sign shows projected water levels.
                                                                          
Rain pours down through a streetlight by the Seamans Center.

                           
Sandbags protect Hubbard Park and the Danforth Chapel.
                                                                          
Flooding on the Arts campus.
                                                     
Water rises by the IMU.
                                                     

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