The Butler Emergency Management has put up flood barriers in downtown Greene.
On Saturday, crews worked to fill a special flood wall call a HESCO Barrier.
The barrier is different from the sandbag walls that were built during the 2016 Floods and is said to be more effective in controlling flood waters.
Greene sits along the Shell Rock River and is often hit hard by flood waters.
Mercy Family Pharmacy in Greene is asking those with pharmacy needs to call Mercy Family Pharmacy in Sheffield.
Clarksville city officials are also being pro-active and deploying their new HESCO barriers, and also using the setup of the barriers as a training opportunity, stating that they don’t want residents to be alarmed when they see the barriers as river forecasts are well below the 2016 flood levels. C-33 is closed near the cemetery on the west edge of Clarksville. Traffic will be detoured a few blocks north to West Slimmer Street. Jeff Kolb stresses that water is not expected to enter the town as river levels are expected to reach the same as Clarksville experienced in 1993 and 1999.
The Iowa DNR has closed George Wyth State Park in Waterloo following the large amounts of rain over the weekend.
Experts say the Cedar River is expected to crest on Wednesday, causing main roads and trails in the park to be covered by water.
Park officials hope the park will be open again for the public by next weekend.