Be Prepared - Spring 2023 Flooding Awareness

From the National Weather Service: The Spring Flood and Water Resources Outlook is for the Quad Cities Hydrologic Service Area (HSA), which covers portions of eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois, and extreme northeast Missouri.

The flooding areas include the Mississippi River from above Dubuque, Iowa, to below Gregory Landing, Missouri, and its tributaries.

The primary local river basins include the Maquoketa, Wapsipinicon, Cedar, Iowa, English, Skunk, North Skunk, and Des Moines Rivers in Iowa. This outlook is for the time period from March through May.

If you live along one of the rivers that could flood, this is the time to get prepared!

• Move valuable items out of flood-prone areas. 
• Plan where/how you will evacuate, including your pets. 
• Have a “Go Kit” ready with clothing, medications, or a list of your medications. Plan to have what you will need for several days. 
• Have paper copies of important documentation. 

While we can’t prepare for everything that could happen, we need a plan for home, work, and church.

The Conference has clean-up kits, tool trailers, and volunteers that we can call upon if your church community needs assistance.

Click here to read the “Be Prepared" handbook for more disaster preparation tips.

Contact one of the District Disaster Response Coordinators for more information.

Conference Coordinator  – Pastor Catie Newman, CDRC 
disaster.response@iaumc.org or johnstruckfarm@wiatel.net
Catie 712-899-4067 phone or text 

District Disaster Response Coordinators (DDRC) 

ALDERSGATE DISTRICT -  OPEN
District office or Pastor Catie Newman
Catie 712-899-4067 phone or text, disaster.response@iaumc.org

RIVERVIEW PARK DISTRICT 
Bill Gibbons, 515-725-0335, bpgibb1975@gmail.com  

PICTURED ROCKS DISTRICT
Pastor Andrew Happ, 319-241-0223, pastorhapp@gmail.com  
Pastor Phil Rogers, 319-573-0589, okduckman@aol.com
Pastor Keith Pitts, 319-361-4255,  pastorkeithp@gmail.com  

GOLDEN VALLEY DISTRICT 
Pastor Jeff Bixby, 563-3701659,  umcjeff@yahoo.com   

CAMP CLEAR LAKE DISTRICT - OPEN
District office or Pastor Catie Newman
Catie 712-899-4067 phone or text, disaster.response@iaumc.org