Severe Weather Again

The rally that brought us to Iowa ended about an hour ago with a performance by Ron and Kay Rivoli who provided a great conclusion to an exciting rally. This couple is a favorite of Monaco America. They gave us three different and enjoyable concerts this week. We hope to see them again down the road.

Tonight we are under another tornado watch until 2:00 AM. Heavy rains are falling to the west and flooding is everywhere. It is all heading this way. Waterloo and Cedar Rapids have both ordered mandatory evacuations and curfews. The Whirlpool plant here in Amana is still open, but their parking lots are under water. Employees have been parking their cars on a road around our RV park. The workers are shuttled to and from the plant by school buses. Forecasters are predicting 2-6 inches of rain could fall tonight. In the morning we will re-assess our situation and decide whether to head east or stay here.

We will pull in the slides tonight and button everything down. Local TV is our best information source. We'll be watching.