Rain, Rain, Rain!!

i don't know how many people really know how much it has rained in central wisconsin over the past couple weeks but let let me tell ya, it's been a lot! I drove to chicago, to see my buddy joe, this weekend by way of milwaukie and about 40 miles west of madison traffic stopped. the four of us in the car were a bit annoyed that we weren't moving and still had a few hours to go. after nearly 2 hours and moving about 10 miles we came to the cause of the slow traffic; most of interstate 94 was under water!! there was water past the center line of the road and only one vehicle could go at a time. once we got past that it just poured rain for the next hour or so, i don't know the last time i've held the wheel so incredibly tight.
The next morning joe's wife rachel took a bus to minnesota and called when she got near madison and both directions of 94 were closed due to flooding!! i'm glad we made it past the night before prior to the road being closed.
keep everyone in wisconsin, illinois & iowa in your prayers as they are dealing with so much flooding, destruction and many evacuations.