Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state - AP News

Torrential rainfall over the past week pushed Indiana's rivers to record levels, submerging entire neighborhoods and sending residents scrambling for higher ground. Emergency responders used boats to extract people from homes along the White River in Indianapolis, while numerous counties declared local disasters. Much of the devastation concentrated along river corridors stretching from Hamilton County south through the state. While we often navigate dust storms down Marsha Sharp Freeway or sudden hailstorms hammering the Depot District, this situation starkly reminds us of the destructive power of widespread water damage.

For folks here on the Llano Estacado, seeing images of entire towns underwater, combined with Lubbock's own history of flash floods, puts our usual weather concerns into a sobering perspective.