I'm not sure if my brother and his family had to evacuate. They're in Waverly, Iowa. No electricity since last weekend and I know they've lost everything in their basement -- furnace, hot water heater, etc. plus they'll have to replace electrical outlets, etc. They're two blocks from the Cedar River.

My mother and sister are in West Allis, west 'burb of Milwaukee (still in Milwaukee County) and, of course, there's been massive flooding around there -- roads closed and under water, manhole covers "exploding" upwards, sewerage as well as water in basements. (Ugh! Water is bad enough!)

Just talked to Mom -- the sun is out today, but more rain is expected. It just hasn't stopped raining for over a week.

My 88 year old great aunt is planning to drive from Milwaukee to Colby (north central part of the state) -- alone and without a cell phone. There are closed highways on her usual route north to Oshkosh, and I-94 towards Madison is closed because of flooding, too. Her sister who is in a nursing home is having a procedure and she wants to be there.

She doesn't see any reason why she should postpone her trip...

Linn