Flooding closes rural roads in Hancock County
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Flooding rains have forced some rural roads in Hancock County to close.
According to Hancock County Emergency Management, there are multiple road closures in the county which are below:
- Crane Ave. between 250th St. and 260th St.
- Deer Ave. from US 18 to 240th St.
- Echo Ave. between 240th St. and 250th St.
- 210th St. between Echo Ave. and Deer Ave.
- Hill Ave. between 280th St. and 290th St.
- CP RR track is washed out west of Crane.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says as much as 3-5″ of rain has fallen over the area. Radar estimates as much as 7″ has fallen in parts of the county.
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