(Remember, Indiana was settled by the French ... The man stumbled in the road, and a toad hopped in front of him: “Toad Hop, yep, that’s where I live, Toad Hop.” ...

The road in front of Amy Sons’ home in Toad Hop was dry early Friday morning. By 8:30 a.m., “the water was over my water boots,” said Sons, who lives near U.S. 40 and Assisi Drive in Toad Hop.