And There Was Water Everywhere!

And There Was Water Everywhere!  Last weekend Tom and I flew to see my mom in Bloomington, Indiana.  We had gotten the tickets about eight weeks ago having no idea of the weather that was to be in the area at the time.  We arrived in Indianapolis about 10:30 at night and picked up our rental car.  Before leaving the plane everyone was advised to check with relatives and friends as to what roads were open and possible routes to take safely.  The night before parts of the area had had more than ten inches of rain!  My brother called the county sheriffs in two counties and routed us directly south and then east to Bloomington.  By some stroke of luck the people had not lost power so their outside lights were still on by the barns out in rural areas.  As we drove south down the center of a two land road that was lightly covered with water, we could see water as far as we could see in the dark on both sides of the road.  It was quite eery driving at night through awful lonely  flooded areas in central Indiana. The pictures are of the next few days AFTER the flood waters had receded some.  It was much worse that night.  And later that week almost three more inches came down on Friday and heavy storms are predicted for tonight. 

These pictures are of the West Fork of the White River in southern Indiana.

In many cases the water had been over the roads we were on 24 - 48 hours before.  Some places had large steel plates where the water had washed out parts of the road or undercut the road.

And many people in the Midwest are still dealing with these waters and more in the few days since we were there.