Flooding in Northwest Indiana and surrounding communities . . .

It's amazing to me how much damage mother nature can do in just a blink of an eye. Our area is still recovering from the damages cause by a "small" tornado that touched down in our area a couple of weeks ago when out of no where it starts to rain day and night. Too much rain, levy that are blocked or clogged, sewers that are not cleaned, projects that have not been completed - but have been worked on for the past 30 years, rivers swelling, water backing up and mother nature all combined to cause what is the flood of 2008 in Northwest Indiana.
We have several communities that are devastated because of this storm. People who have lost their homes and/or all of their possessions. One and a half week and we are still "wadding" through this horrible calamity. While some are unaffected by the same storm. I am one of the very lucky ones. Not water in the basement, no flooding, our cars did not drown in the storm. Pets and family members all accounted for. My parents are staying with me because their home is still not livable, and yet we are one of the lucky ones. Our life continues minus the inconvenience of having roads closed due to water.

Khalila has some pictures also. That one that looks like a car is actually an Army Humvee (sp?) Not your typical Hummer but the rather large one and yes it is completely under water. I guess they under estimated the depth of the water. Someone has some explaining to do! A bridge in Hobart completely under water.
First level is completely under water.
Someones front yard. They needed boats to get around.
Indiana University has been closed and continues to be closed this week because of flooding. The night photography is pictures of that campus parking lot - under water. The water is about 4 feet deep in some locations.

This campus continues to be closed after almost 2 weeks.
Although it made for beautiful night photography half of the campus is under water.
Lots of reflections.

My mother and father in law have also included some pictures of the town of Hobart - under water including a collapsed bridge.

I have tried to put the photographers names on the pictures to give the correct credit.