Flooding in Iowa

I am sure by now just about everyone has heard about the flooding in Iowa. 83 out 99 counties have been impacted by the floods. My parents and brother live in Lee County, specifically Montrose, IA(most of Montrose isn't going to be impacted by the flood. Most that will get flooded is down on the river front), just outside of Keokuk, IA. I also have friends that live in Alexandria, MO where there has been flooding. Levees are breaking causing the Mississippi River to come on in. It's just devastating :( My dad is the director for Emergency Management of Lee County and has been super busy! However this comes at a bad time: my mom had one of two hip replacement surgeries yesterday and unfortunately dad was unable to be there. He feels bad enough that he couldn't be there and mom was disappointed, but like she said: 'the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one'
I think it was actually Spock from Star Trek that said it....I feel bad that I can't be there either. In hindsight, I would have gone had I known it was going to flood.

Here are some links if you want to get updated on the whole ordeal. I am being a little selfish here and putting up some links of articles that my dad are in.

* www.flood2008.iowa.gov
* http://www.dailydem.com/articles/2008/06/11/news/news4.txt
* http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/lee-flood-061608
* http://khqa.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=147038

you can also google it or check news websites!