deemed unsafe after weeks of heavy rain forced the Cedar River from its banks, leaving much of Iowa's second-largest city underwater. See photos of the flooding » Evacuees waited in line at the ...

The Cedar River is on the rise with an expected crest on Saturday of 13.2 feet. Now the city is taking steps to protect you from flooding. The city's action stage for the river is 10 feet.

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This area has a traumatic past. It saw some of the worst of the 2008 flood when the Cedar River crest rose to more than 31 feet. It was something Mortale and others remember vividly.