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More Rain and the Possibility of More Flooding for Lawton this Week!
More Rain and the Possibility of More Flooding for Lawton this Week!
More Rain and the Possibility of More Flooding for Lawton this Week!
Mother Nature was more than a little moody over the weekend and dumped tons of rain in Lawton, Fort Sill. This of course train wrecked everyone's plans and more than a few events and plans were cancelled and ruined. The Big & Rich concert at Hillary Farms, Lake Lawtonka was cancelled and the City of Lawton was barely able to hold their annual Freedom Festival. There were rain delays, but the fireworks show eventually happened. All in all it was a very wet and miserable weekend outdoors.
Oklahoma Baptists Enhance Training in Response to Widespread Flooding
Oklahoma Baptists Enhance Training in Response to Widespread Flooding
Oklahoma Baptists Enhance Training in Response to Widespread Flooding
NORMAN--The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief Office is offering special training Wed., May 27-Fri., May 29 in several locations across the state “to teach Oklahomans who have had homes or businesses flooded how to care for their properties by properly cleaning and removing mold,” said Sam Porter, BGCO Disaster Relief Director. The classes w...
Search Continues for Missing Fort Sill Soldier
Search Continues for Missing Fort Sill Soldier
Search Continues for Missing Fort Sill Soldier
Fort Sill emergency personnel, along with first responders from the Lawton Fire Department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, an Oklahoma National Guard helicopter and units on post continue the search for 32 year-old Staff Sgt. David Lee Hawkins.
Fort Sill Emergency Services Recovers Car, Searches for Driver
Fort Sill Emergency Services Recovers Car, Searches for Driver
Fort Sill Emergency Services Recovers Car, Searches for Driver
Fort Sill firefighters and the Lawton Fire Department Swift Water Rescue Team recovered a vehicle this afternoon that was swept over the post’s Four-Mile Crossing by high water. Emergency responders are still searching for the driver, believed to be Staff Sergeant David Lee Hawkins, 32, who is still missing.
Flooding Causes Bridge Collapse Upends Car [VIDEO]
Flooding Causes Bridge Collapse Upends Car [VIDEO]
Flooding Causes Bridge Collapse Upends Car [VIDEO]
From our partners over at WZZM comes this story of a scary drive over a bridge. It happened on Lincoln Ave in Ionia. One minute the driver is crossing over what appears to be a normal bridge, the next minute the bridge is collapsing and nearly sends his vehicle plunging over the side...
Geyser Erupts From Manhole, Lifts Car Into the Air [VIDEO]
Geyser Erupts From Manhole, Lifts Car Into the Air [VIDEO]
Geyser Erupts From Manhole, Lifts Car Into the Air [VIDEO]
Earlier in the week, a massive storm dumped almost 12 inches of rain in less than hour on Montreal, causing the city’s sewer system to swell. In this amateur video shown on ‘Today,’ a cameraman filmed as a geyser of water blew off a manhole cover and lifted a parked car into the air. The geyser started slowly at first, lifting the car only inches off the ground. But eventually, a massive torrent o