▁and ▁public ▁assistance ▁available ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁De K al b , ▁K ane ▁and ▁La S alle ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁Indiana ▁In ▁D yer , ▁Indiana , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁authorities ▁ev acu ated ▁ 7 0 ▁patients ▁from ▁St . ▁Margaret ▁Mer cy ▁Hospital ▁after ▁a ▁waters ▁from ▁a ▁nearby ▁cre ek ▁started ▁se eping ▁into ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Also ▁in ▁north west ▁Indiana , ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 8 0 / 9 4 ▁( B orm an ▁Express way ) ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 ▁due ▁to ▁flo oding ▁on ▁the ▁road way . ▁It ▁was ▁re open ed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁Iowa ▁The ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁River ▁near ▁Fort ▁D odge ▁cr ested ▁at ▁ 4   fe et   ( 1 . 2   m ) ▁above ▁flo od ▁stage , ▁necess it ating ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁three ▁sub div isions . ▁ ▁In ▁Ott um wa , ▁storm ▁se wers ▁back ed ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁city ' s ▁water ▁treatment ▁plant , ▁shut ting ▁four ▁p umps ▁down ▁and ▁leaving ▁the ▁entire ▁town ▁without ▁ade qu ate ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁ra inf all ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 2   in ches   ( 3 0 4 . 8   mm ) ▁that ▁fell ▁in ▁sout heast ▁Iowa ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 3 – 2 4 . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 4 ▁damage ▁estimates ▁in ▁nearby