This is *** editorial three decades ago, central Iowa flooded levees broke large parts of the Des Moines Metro were underwater. People were forced to evacuate. Many city streets were impassable and as bad as it all was, the biggest impact came when flood water swamped Des Moines water works. When the river penetrated the treatment facility, it shut down water for *** quarter of *** million people for weeks. Water was trucked in rationed. It was *** challenging time for our area but it also brought out the best. So many people volunteered to help fill sandbags, they couldn't put them all to work. We also saw central islands come together at the water distribution sites, people filling anything they could find but also sharing stories and passing along information, neighbor, helping neighbor. If *** silver lining emerged from the floods of 93 it was that city leaders recognized the need to make improvements, levees needed to be strengthened. Storm sewers needed to be made better and to every individual who played *** role in helping Des Moines and many other cities through these dark days. Thank you to the leaders who said never again and invested time energy and resources to improve our infrastructure. You have our gratitude. All next week, KCC journalists will look back at the floods of 93. We'll look at the floods through the eyes of those who live through them. We'll showcase all the flood prevention progress that's been made and we'll look at the ways that cities like Des Moines could still be vulnerable and what needs to be done as our weather patterns continue to change. We think it's important. We never forget the power of mother Nature. It's the best way to make sure we're prepared to handle the next big perfect storm. Welcomes. Responsible replies to this editorial.