ALBION, Iowa — After a long week of severe weather across Iowa, and a wet April overall, many communities are still recovering from storm damage and flooding.
Among the counties dealing with flooding is Marshall County.
The Iowa River and many small creeks rose varying amounts since last Tuesday, and the flash flooding effects remain present.
Due to the heavy flooding and tornado damage, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds added Marshall County to her list of county disaster proclamations, meaning people living in Marshall County can apply for grants for any property damage they suffered.
Marshall County conservation director Emily Herring told Local 5 News: "Some areas received 11 inches of rain in 24 hours. And so those large storms we just can't handle."
The county received so much rain, some residents unofficially named a huge piece of flooded land: "Lake Marshalltown".
Flowing through Marshall and Jasper counties is the Iowa River, a slightly larger body of water, which also rose many inches due to the heavy rain. Others areas in Marshalltown became flash flooded, leading officials to close down streets.
"It was fine. It was high, it was at bank level. And within an hour of where I'm standing right now, we would be underwater," Herring added.
While the water levels of creeks and rivers remain dangerously high, Marshall County officials and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources advise staying off the water until it recedes.
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