The Ellis County Press: Thunderstorms bring flooding to area

Thunderstorms bring flooding to area
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Editor on 06/08/2000 00:00:00


DANNY IVISON - Ellis County Press
Torrential downpours Sunday flooded roadways, businesses and homes in Ellis
County.
Unofficially six to nine inches of rain fell Sunday during the day causing
creeks and sewer systems to overflow. 
The rising waters damaged homes and businesses near the downtown area of
Palmer. 
Red Oak Creek filled and overflowed causing the service road on I-45 between
Ferris and Palmer to be closed. FM 831 from Palmer to Bristol and FM 660 between
Ferris and Bristol was also inundated with flooding and impassable.
Ironically, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where official rainfall
records are logged, less than an inch of rain fell from midnight Saturday to
midnight Sunday. That brings the unofficial total for the year to about 16.6
inches; the average for this date is 15.67 inches.
Runoff from the already moist ground did help to fill stock tanks in the area
bringing some relief to area cattle raisers.
Rain over the last two weeks has helped to lessen the threat of a serious
drought in Ellis County this summer but more rain is needed.