Autumn Creek resident Roger
Isom found himself in the proverbial position of "Up the creek without a
paddle" Friday morning after heavy rains flooded one of the usual trouble
spots on Haynes Road. Isom's truck stalled as he crossed the fast rising
water. The truck was winched from the water by an Arab Rescue Squad
vehicle.
Arab Today Photos by Dwight Hayes
March 3, 2009
When the forecast calls for heavy rains, Arab
Street Director Steve Hallman loads automatically loads up the road closed and
barricade signs and heads to the usual trouble spots to monitor the flooding.
The heavy rainfall this winter has caused a lot of flooding and damage to city
streets and county roads.
One of the areas most prone to
flooding is the Haynes Road NW and Autumn Creek subdivision area. The
heavy rains last Friday caused the water to rise quickly, stalling a four wheel
drive pickup driven by Autumn Creek resident Roger Isom.
Complete story and
flooding photos....
March 3, 2009
When the forecast calls for
heavy rains, Arab Street Director Steve Hallman loads
automatically loads up the road closed and barricade signs and
heads to the usual trouble spots to monitor the flooding.
The heavy rainfall this winter has caused a lot of flooding and
damage to city streets and county roads.
One of the areas
most prone to flooding is the Haynes Road NW and Autumn Creek
subdivision area. The heavy rains last Friday caused the
water to rise quickly, stalling a four wheel drive pickup driven
by Autumn Creek resident Roger Isom. Isom's truck was
winched from the waters by an Arab Rescue Squad vehicle.
Isom said that he didn't think the water was as deep enough to
stall the truck.
The area has been a trouble
spot for several years and has worsened with the building of
roads in the Autumn Creek subdivision. The City has
budgeted $30,000 for a drainage study to recommend possible
solutions to the problem but the project has had to be postponed
due to lack of funds.
Downstream from Haynes Road,
the rain run-off forms a large "lake" on the upstream side of
Autumn Creek Drive. The swollen stream is almost up to
the residence of Dwight England. Note the whirlpool of
trash and leaves in the bottom left of the photo as the water
pours into culverts under the street. Approximately half
of the "lake" is shown in this photo.
On the downstream side of
Autumn Creek Drive water pours from the culvert in a torrent.
Flood waters partially cover a
gazebo at a residence on Haynes Road.
Advertising in-ground pools in this area may
be a tough sell. The sign amidst the muddy flood waters
drew some smiles as rescuers pulled the stalled truck to land.
