Splash!

We got 3.5" of rain in about an hour late this afternoon during a severe thunderstorm, which caused a lot of flash flooding. Interstate 80 and Highways 151 and 6 were closed throughout the county. I made my first storm spotter report to the National Weather Service! 

This is the bridge over Clear Creek one mile south of our house. The creek is usually at the base of the treeline and the bank is about 6 feet steep. You could go water skiing in the neighbor's soybean field. An amazing amount of water.

This is Clear Creek west of our house. Again, the creek is normally at the base of the treeline and is not visible unless you are driving over the bridge, looking down at it. The Farmer is concerned about what he will find when the water goes down, namely a lack of fences as well as crops.

All for now. Phoenix and I were at the Hawkeye KC match in Iowa City when the storm hit. We ended up driving home in the tail end of it, just heavy rain by that point, the wind and lightning had moved on to the east. That much rain, coming that fast, did not do the country roads any favors. Wonder what things will look like in the morning? These storms covered a lot of territory so I know there is a lot of water still coming down from upstream.