I guess I can understand the reasoning. If you are driving around in the dark around rising water, there could be issues.

@ChefKevin That and the flood would be keeping cops from patrolling and they're worried about looting? Is BLM nearby?

Riots and black life matters groups go hand in hand do they not.Wonder how long this will go on.

@tntrecycling Rule #11 - Racism will continue as long as the minorities involved can blame it for their failures.This is admittedly over simplified and there's lots more to the problem but it does get us started in the right direction. If you get used to walking on a crutch, you may hang on to the crutch long after your leg is better.But I digress. This is best saved for another thread.

Its IOWA there won't be any looting.

@kraziebill : Yes. My hometown flooded decades ago. (I was a senior in high school) My sister lived in an apartment in an old Victorian home next to one of the rivers that was about to smash through the dike walls. We had to help her evacuate at midnight one night. Police were everywhere telling everyone in her neighborhood to get out. I did something really stupid and hiked to the top of the dike wall to see how high the river was. The river was rushing right past the toes of my shoes! TALK ABOUT SCARY!! One slip in that mud and I would have been a goner in that darkness and rushing current. In hindsight it was so stupid of me to sneak away in the confusion and do that.Our city literally shut down for about 2 weeks. (My senior English class never did finish reading "Hamlet". OH DARN!!) People in the worst hit areas got around in canoes.It's just dangerous when you're dealing with floodwaters that can move fast, mingle with sewege, power lines, and damage homes. You want to be able to use the resources your city has, for recovery, not for tending to idiots like me who could have not been swept away had I just stayed with my parents to help my sister evacuate.If indeed that scenario happened. I was very lucky.

This guy was carrying his dog down Main Street of my hometown, during that flood.

Another pic from one of the hardest hit areas.

@kraziebill :been that way since Moses trekked back down the mountain with the stone tablets

@kraziebill : I suppose it doesn't help that most of us have access to instant media info everywhere all the time either.

@Quisp: I agree. I would love to see us thrown back in time as far as technology goes.

It makes sense if it prevents people from going down to the river to see how high it is, and limits the number of people in the most affected areas. The flood I went through in 1997 the city even put a curfew on the liquor stores. Unfortunately in North Dakota when the river breaks through the dike, it spreads quickly and by the next day even the University was closed for the semester.

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@kraziebill :

Florida after Storms went through they would put a curfew.They paid well for ones who would help clean up. Even home owners for working fast to help. This was in the early 80`s