You can't get here from there...

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Highway 37 through Martinsville-

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Paragon was "90%" flooded (along with Hwy 67)-

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Spencer flooding - to get worse as river rises-

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Interstate 65 near Columbus-

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A series of storms last week brought much flooding to the area last week. In Spencer, it is expected to go from bad to worse as the White River rises.

We went to a graduation party in western Monroe county yesterday - but a lot of people couldn't get there or much of anywhere. People on high ground found that roads (like highway 46) were closed to their east and west and they were stuck.

Some people were told to stay in their homes - later needing to be rescued because the water got too high. (I live on high ground).

Our access West - Spencer and beyond was closed; North - 231 was closed (Interstate 70 was closed at 231) - 67 was closed at various points (esp. Paragon) - 37 was closed (at Martinsville); East - 46 was closed in Brown County; South - Hwy 43 which would take us South was closed yesterday, parts of Greene County were flooded. I think we could have gone over 46 east to 37 South through Bedford and over to 50 and South on 65 - but not North. (Update: According the State Police - travel on 37 south of Bloomington is "questionable." )

Reporter-Times of Martinsville and Morgan County, Indiana

Water was nearly everywhere Saturday morning, as heavy rains flooded major roads and made many rural areas impassable. Relay for Life was canceled Friday night, and participants were evacuated as storms moved into the area. Water rescue teams and emergency personnel evacuated hundreds of people from their homes in the Martinsville and Paragon areas...

All the major roadways in the southern part of the county were closed. Ind. 37 just north of Martinsville was closed in both directions at Teeters Road from about 8 a.m. on. By 1:45 p.m., the water at the intersection of Ind. 37 and Ohio Street was so deep, officials began to shut off all traffic on Ind. 37 both north and south into the city.

For several hours, no one could get in or out of the city by way of Ind. 37.

Ind. 67 north of Paragon was closed due to high water, complicating the efforts of rescue workers to bring in boats to the area to rescue residents from their homes.

Earlier in the morning, Ind. 67 south of Centerton was shut for about 90 minutes by mudslides that carried trees and earth across the southbound lanes...

Ind. 252 near Eastview Christian Church was closed due to high water, and the intersection of Ind. 42 and Ind. 39 was closed due to high water.

Ind. 144 one mile east of Mooresville was closed after a culvert washed out.

In Martinsville, officials cut power to the whole city to prevent people from being electrocuted.

More and stronger storms were predicted as a consequence of global warming - we seem to be reaping the consequences.