Flooding in West Des Moines, Iowa -- May 24, 2004
Brian Gongol


These photos were taken in the evening of May 24, 2004 around West Des Moines, Iowa:


Walnut Creek overflowing its banks south of Grand Avenue on the border between Des Moines and West Des Moines


Walnut Creek overflowing its banks south of Grand Avenue on the border between Des Moines and West Des Moines


Walnut Creek overflowing its banks north of Grand Avenue on the border between Des Moines and West Des Moines


Walnut Creek overflowing its banks north of Grand Avenue on the border between Des Moines and West Des Moines


Ground saturation in the parking lot of the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines


The Raccoon River just west of 63rd Street in West Des Moines


Looking west over West Des Moines after the storms