Last week we had torrential rains here in central Indiana that brought chaos and quite a bit of destruction to our neck of the woods in a short, intense period of time. Overnight on January 7th and 8th we received over 5 inches of rain in addition to the constant rain we'd had the entire day before, which really taxed our reservoirs and rivers; in fact there was concern that one of the dams was going to break which, fortunately, was not the case. The river did overflow in dramatic fashion, and most of our secondary roads were flooded to the point of being dangerously impassable. A small town north of us was flooded so badly that they had to use boats to get around. In fact our bustling metropolis of Monticello (population 5000, give or take) was on The Weather Channel for 4 or 5 days in a row. Anyway, my home was spared damage thankfully, and much of the water receded over the next 24 hours, although all of the area rivers are still fairly close to flood stage. What a difference a week makes--at the time of the flooding the temps were in the 50s; right now as I post this the temp is 4 degrees! This is a house right on the river that bore the brunt of the flooding.
Floods are terrible and the water stops for nothing. Glad it didn't effect your place Andy. You can't help but feel sorry for the folks that live in that house.
Randy
Barry, Jim, Randy,
Thanks for looking and commenting, and for the concern. Fortunately these folks were also okay, but sadly, the town to the north of us lost a few of its citizens, three I believe. Sometimes nature has a way of reminding us that we're tenants on this planet, and that its power and presence are due the utmost respect. Sometimes that reminder comes in the form of the stunning images you all post, and sometimes it comes in more traumatic images and experiences like this one. Thanks again for looking.
I hadn't heard about flooding in the UK...I knew last year you had a lot. I'm sorry to hear that it's going on again, and I hope you've been spared any and all hardship.
