Today's flood

[USG '60]

Is everyone surviving this weather?

[sam greenroyd]

Is everyone surviving this weather?

Just waiting on the drought and locust then we should have a pretty complete year. lol

[aintaokie]

Just waiting on the drought and locust then we should have a pretty complete year. lol

Don't forget the catastrophic brush fires & high winds that push them along.

[mmonroe]

Made it to work, 15 miles away despite 2 accidents and slow traffic.

[Spartan]

We're mostly dry down here in Norman. We might not even get an inch of rain by the end of all this.

[OKCisOK4me]

Snow can't stop me, ice can't stop me... Rain??? You just gotta know where to drive, what's prone to flooding and if it looks too deep, don't chance it. Of course, the news just shows all the worst places, so people think it's mayhem out there. Yeah, I saw a few flooded creeks with fast moving waters, but didn't see any flooded areas, and that's between 63rd & May area over to Meridian & 23rd area.. Oh, there was one big flooded area out in front of the church over on Meridian just south of 36th..

[oneforone]

I could not beleive the idiot in the white chevy truck at Penn and Memorial.

He/she drives past the police car that is blocking Southbound traffic from going under the bridge. Then does not seem acknowledge the half dozen cars already stranded in the water. He drives right into the water and tries to turn left to East on Memorial and you guessed it.

HE STALLS OUT!

My guess is the brass down at 701 Colcord were watching it on channel 4 just like I was.

About ten minutes after the guy was in the water the police officer turned his crusier around to where he could see the water and the traffic.

[PennyQuilts]

My rain gauge is on on a block of wood in the drive way. It floated away.

[wsucougz]

[USG '60]

Wow!

[OKCTalker]

"What's a cubit?" Anyone remember that line?

[OKCDrummer77]

"What's a cubit?" Anyone remember that line?

"Let's see...a cubit. I used to know what a cubit was."

...
"Make it rain for 40 days and 40 nights and wait for their sewers to back up."
"Riiight."

[mugofbeer]

Holy frijole!!!! I'm back in Denver now and saw the reporting of the rescues in the trees. What part of town is it in? They never said.

[OKCisOK4me]

Holy frijole!!!! I'm back in Denver now and saw the reporting of the rescues in the trees. What part of town is it in? They never said.

Deep Fork Creek flowing into Arcadia. The island the OHP copter landed on was a high point of Sooner Road just west of River Oaks Golf & Country Club between NE 122nd St. & Hefner Road.

[soonerfan21]

it is all over - downtown OKC, Edmond, far west OKC, Ski Island area.
it was definitely a tense drive this a.m.

[metro]

yeah I drove from DT to almost Memorial Rd. It was bad everywhere. The park at NW 36th and Western was seriously flooded, bigtime, huge waves crossing western at NW 35th. Classen the water was completely over the curbs for miles. Chesapeake area was severely flooded, especially on 63rd where it dips down by Irmas. Cars completely underwater. Downtown by 4th and Walker were nearly submerged. We got lots of damage downtown, my condo on the 2nd story got some water damage. Crazy. OKCisOKforme, if you think it's not that bad, you didn't get out much or were in an area of town that didn't get hit bad, it was horrible all over the metro.

[OKCisOK4me]

yeah I drove from DT to almost Memorial Rd. It was bad everywhere. The park at NW 36th and Western was seriously flooded, bigtime, huge waves crossing western at NW 35th. Classen the water was completely over the curbs for miles. Chesapeake area was severely flooded, especially on 63rd where it dips down by Irmas. Cars completely underwater. Downtown by 4th and Walker were nearly submerged. We got lots of damage downtown, my condo on the 2nd story got some water damage. Crazy. OKCisOKforme, if you think it's not that bad, you didn't get out much or were in an area of town that didn't get hit bad, it was horrible all over the metro.

As USG '60 reported about his rain gauge have nearly 10.5 inches in it at NW 23rd & May (which is roughly 3 miles south of where I live) I know that it's bad. All I'm saying though, is there is better drainage in the areas I traversed to get to work this mid morning. I've seen the shots on TV. Yeah, it's bad in a lot of places but I think you get my drift by now

[FritterGirl]

This really is a mess.

Two neighborhoods adjacent to mine flooded, and a section of the north part of my neighborhood is flooded, as well. We're lucky we're on higher ground. The worst part of all of this is that so many of these people don't have flood insurance on their homes, so unless FEMA recovery funds become available, many will be in serious trouble.

[metro]

This really is a mess.

Two neighborhoods adjacent to mine flooded, and a section of the north part of my neighborhood is flooded, as well. We're lucky we're on higher ground. The worst part of all of this is that so many of these people don't have flood insurance on their homes, so unless FEMA recovery funds become available, many will be in serious trouble.

me being one of them, and Im well on high ground, sad thing is, they won't sell you flood insurance unless your in a flood plain, most of OKC is not in a flood plain.

[Mesta Parker]

You don't have to live in a flood plain to be able to buy flood insurance. When I moved back to OKC after living on the Tx Gulf Coast, where only fools don't have flood insurance, I bought a policy. Hard to go wrong for a premium of only $300 a year.

[possumfritter]

metro...sounds like someone better go back and re-evaluate all that. June, 2007 was pretty bad if memory serves me right?

[Camaro Z28]

Watch the parade of drivers that have to be "rescued" from their bad decision to drive into the water. This does not include all drivers but it covers about 98% of them. Natural Selection.

[mugofbeer]

Geez, blizzards of epic proportions, tornadoes, mega-hail storm, massive flooding and it looks like more rain is coming. I am sorry. I hope everyone is OK.

[metro]

Pops is underwater.

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[JTL]

Northwest part of Edmond has experienced a lot of bad flooding today. Many in this area on well & septic, this one has already become a catastrophe for lots of homeowners downstream from Chisholm Creek area. Bridge errosion @ Waterloo between Santa Fe & Western over Chisholm Creek - it's pretty much gone. Looks like more rain possible, sure hope not...