Flooding sweeps through northwest Ioaw [Video]

The river levels have reached several feet over previous record flooding levels, which has led to 250 water rescues. Sixteen different flood gauges in the state are seeing those historic levels.

The Mondor family, from Athon, Iowa, went to rescue one of their family members, but the rescue mission turned much larger. The Mondors ended up rescuing nearly 30 people on their boat in Spencer, Iowa. 

“Anxious, a lot of tears, worried where they were gonna go and where they were gonna stay,” said Ashley and Anthony Mondor and Aaron Kollbaum. “I guess more than anything, it was hard for them to just walk away.”

Around 1,900 properties saw impact from the floods, including Spencer resident Bailey Mower. 

“It was not bad at all, it was just like a little bit on the roads, and …