It's unbelievable what the riders are going through - even more so this year than last. We live about four miles from the RAAM route between Mt. Vernon and El Dorado and last night we had a major severe storm come through with at least 60 mph winds at our house (based on news reports and the large tree limbs down all over the place today). At an intersection about two miles from the RAAM route, there were confirmed 80 mph winds with the same storm. I doubt any of the riders were out riding in anything quite that bad or it would be all over the news - it would've been a crosswind for them, in the dark, and big tree limbs and power lines were going down.--

Haven't heard of anyone getting hurt in the storm. That's a real blessing.

Deb