Flooding In Olive Branch Illinois
The levee in the far southwestern tip of illinois protects the towns of olive branch hodges park unity and rural homes.
Flooding in olive branch illinois. At this level il route 3 at levee east of cora inundated. Olive branch il kfvs don walden is 80 years old and put his home in olive branch illinois up for sale due to one too many floods. According to the national weather service in memphis olive branch received 8 70 inches of rainfall from 7 p m. Tuesday s heavy rain left some houses waterlogged.
Olive branch ms wmc tv homeowners near olive branch were surprised suddenly rising floodwaters monday. Illinois route 3 at rockwood and missouri highway j just west of highway 61 between ste. June 6 and 7 a m. According to the national weather service olive branch had 8 7 inches of rainfall between 7 p m.
Now two months after the flooding some residents are still cleaning up. By daylight most of the water had receded. I m getting too old to rework the house walden said. When residents woke up monday in the center hill subdivision just outside of olive.
Residents are hopeful that the detonation of a levee downstream will alleviate flooding in. Marys begin flooding near this height. Thursday to 7 a m. Near this level illinois route 3 near the.
Illinois state highway 155 at prairie du rocher begins flooding near this height. Sherry clark has lived in olive branch illinois her whole life. She has never seen flooding close off this many routes to get across the river and says her commute to work now is five times.