DES MOINES, Iowa – What a difference a day makes.
Just 24 hours ago, parts of West Des Moines looked more like rivers than roads. Vine Street, in particular, was completely submerged after a sudden downpour turned quiet neighborhoods into flood zones.
By Monday, the waters had receded—but the damage was still being uncovered.
WHO 13’s Katie Kaplan spoke with one homeowner in the area who had been hard at work tearing out their damaged basement flooring. The homeowner said water had seeped in through the joints where the walls met the floor.
According to foundation specialist Jeremy Rogers, the General Manager of BAM Basements, he has been seeing that very issue in homes that have never had water issues before. The reason, he said, may lie in the region’s recent dry spells…