This is getting ridiculous... It's been raining here for days -- weeks actually.... and it's not just the rain, it's the bad weather that's been coming with it. By bad weather I'm talking about devastating tornadoes and flooding. If you've been watching the national news at all, you've surely heard about the tornado that hit Parkersburg Iowa in late May. It was estimated to be an F-5 -- about a mile wide and left over half the town homeless. It was terrible. Since then, it's been raining non-stop, and the tornado watches and warnings are endless. In fact, another tornado hit Iowa earlier tonight. Right now, much of Iowa is flooded out... people are losing their homes, their cars, their belongings... The lake a few miles directly north of our house recently let open the flood gates, causing major flooding in the city. The bridges downtown have been closed and many of the roads are under water. In Johnston (where we live) flooding is everywhere. Roads are underwater, fields have long been swallowed up, and public buildings have been closed.
Oh, and the best part... we're going to get hit AGAIN tonight. Severe weather -- possibly a tornado, but at the very least, several inches of rain and strong winds. We can't handle the water we've gotten over the past several weeks, and now more. YIKES! Amidst reports of the water to Polk county residents being shut down, I've filled up pitchers, bottles, and large bowls just to be safe. With two little kids and being pregnant (and Matt gone all week) I've decided that I'm just not in the risk taking mood.
Anyway... according to all reports, this is one of the worst floods in Iowa history... followed the by the infamous flood of 1993, which I didn't witness first hand. I was just a young pup, living in northwestern Iowa and vacationing in California. I remember being in LA watching Phantom of the Opera, and listening to people behind us talking about it. Talk about small world!
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