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Standing flood waters on a field

City officials in Spencer, Iowa met with community members to provide clarity on this past summer’s extreme flood event

Four months after record flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Spencer, Iowa, city leaders met to offer transparency about the events that led up to the flooding. In conjunction with the Iowa Flood Center, city officials shared a full debrief of the days leading up to, and following, the flooding in June. They shared what they learned, and how they hope to prepare for future flooding.
A road is blocked off by big orange signs after being obstructed by floodwaters

Spencer Public Meeting on June 22nd Flood

Approximately one hundred and fifty residents of Spencer attended Tuesday night’s flood “debriefing” hosted by the city. This time representatives from the National Weather Service and Iowa Flood Center attended to talk about the unexpected magnitude of the flood.