By early afternoon flood victims began pumping water out of their basements. Don Emery, whose rental home is pictured, also began packing his belongings into a moving truck.
Dr. Jay Maloney and his son Cree dig through the ice and snow that buried the basement entrance to Randy Wiza's house on Nevada Avenue. When the ice jam broke up, it threw chunds into Wiza's yard and filled his basement with water.
Workers travel Nevada Avenue by way of back hoe. City and county crews, as well as a few contractors, helped break up the stream's ice with excavators in order to prevent further ice jams.
Roger Johnston watches as Frank Burkett helps a driver move his pickup out of the flood's path on Nevada Avenue at about 9:50 a.m. on Monday. After a few tries, the tires gained traction but had to back up with the current of the water.
Rosie Roberts looks outside her window on West 10th Street before evacuating her home. Minutes later, a stronger current of water broke through, causing authorities to close the street.