Driftwood floats down the flooded Canadian River at NE 36th and Sooner Rd.
The Canadian River overflows the dam at I-40 and MLK
The OKC area was hit with major flash floods on June 14, 2010. Rain fell overnight generated by the same system that produced floods in the panhandles the day before. During the morning of June 14, storms continued to form over central OK. Before the rains ended, the OKC metro was swamped with 5" - 12+" of rain. The hardest hit areas were in NE OKC and Edmond, where dramatic rescues were shown live on TV by some of the local station's helicopters. I drove around town to monitor the floods and take some pictures, which are posted below.
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Driftwood floats down the flooded Canadian River at NE 36th and Sooner Rd. |
The Canadian River overflows the dam at I-40 and MLK |
 Submerged soccer fields at Will Rogers Park in NW OKC |
 A truck gives a stalled car a push near SE 15th and High Ave |
 A van stalls on SE 15th |
 The creek floods Pecan Grove Park at NE 10th and Midwest Blvd |
 Pecan Grove Park in Midwest City |
 Ducks swim around a trash can at Midwest City Regional Park |
 Water surrounds a picnic table at MWC Regional |
 One of the greens at MWC Regional Golf Course becomes an island |
 A park bench rises from the waters at MWC Regional |
 Water pours over the walking trail at MWC Regional |
 Dylan and I stop for a pic on the walking trail |
 Driftwood is left on the walking trail as floodwaters subside |