The Atlantic Police Department reports four local streets have been temporarily closed due to severe damage from the flooding. The streets are primarily in the vicinity of the Schildberg Recreation Area, and include:

• Buck Creek Road, from the City Limits to 2nd Street.
• Iowa Avenue
• Clark Street (at State Street)
• and North Chestnut, from just south of Iowa Avenue.

The Schildberg Recreation Park, including the walking path, tree dump/yard waste site and dog park, will all be closed until further notice. In addition, there are 5 roads in Cass County closed by washouts. Assistant to the Cass County Engineer Rich Hansen reports:

• The Lewis Road from west of the Lewis City Limits to 570th over the Nishnabotna River
• Nishna Valley Road from 550th (Hwy 48) to 560th
• Quimby Road from Hwy 48 to the Pottawattamie County line
• North of Griswold, Scott Street to the Pott. County line
• and, South of Griswold, 540th to one-mile south of Yankton Road.

Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon is asking County residents with flood-related property damage, to call him at 243-1500, or 254-1500, to report the type of damage and other pertinent information. The data will be submitted to the State in hopes of obtaining Individual Assistance Grants for the County, that will help residents recover from flood damage.