WHAT: Iowa City Flood Inundation maps will be unveiled and demonstrated at an upcoming news conference. Through a federal, university, and city partnership, these maps are now available on the National Weather Service website to help the citizens of Iowa City better understand flood risk associated with the Iowa River.

WHEN: Thursday, September 1, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

WHERE: The University of Iowa P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Boathouse

1201 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City

(Access the boathouse from Dubuque Street, through Terrell Mill Park entrance)

WHO: The program participants will include:

• Rick Fosse, Public Works Director, City of Iowa City
• Maren Stoflet, Service Hydrologist, National Weather Service
• Nathan Young, Associate Director, Iowa Flood Center, The University of Iowa

AGENDA:

• Brief presentations by participants
• Question and answer session
• Participants available for interviews

You can preview these maps at http://water.weather.gov/ahps/inundation.php (scroll down to Quad Cities, Iowa).

For more information, contact:

Rick Fosse, Public Works Director

City of Iowa City

319-356-5141

rick-fosse@iowa-city.org

Maren Stoflet, Service Hydrologist

National Weather Service, Quad Cities

563-391-7094 ext 493

maren.stoflet@noaa.gov

Carmen Langel, Managing Director

Iowa Flood Center, The University of Iowa

319-335-5841

carmen-langel@uiowa.edu