(Lehigh IA)-This small midwest town is a riverfront community, but looks more like its in the middle of a lake these days, thanks to rising flood waters. Lehigh Iowa, population 500, just north of Des Moines, got deluged when the nearby Des Moines river overflowed its banks. Its the third major flood in the area over the last 15 years, so people here seem to take it in stride. “I’ve always wanted a lakefront home, and now I have one. I wonder if my property value just went up” joked one resident. More rain and possibly snow are expected this weekend.
Fox news correspondent Peter Doocy and photographer Glenn “Dutch” Wargo, jumped in a boat and rode out to one of the homes to talk to the owners (pictures are attached).