
The storms started Wednesday night and there was rain and storms that did not stop until sometime while I was sleeping last night. This morning the river was so high that the bridges all had to be closed. Since I couldn't get to work, I walked down the road to the river to see for myself. This is what I found.
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Above is the Carillon. This is usually a big grassy area but was more of a lake this morning.
Below is the bridge cards normally would use. It was closed due to the flood. As you can see the water is higher than the road.
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Above is the Naperville Municipal building with sandbags and the flooded street.
Below is the flooded pedestrian bridge which is also closed.
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I can only hope the clean up will not be too bad. I am so grateful I live up on a hill and feel bad for those whose homes have been damaged.
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