Floodgates are opened at rain-swollen Overholser

 
By Bryan Dean, Michael Kimball and Augie Frost
Published: August 22, 2007

Two days have passed since the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin dumped as many as 10 inches on parts of Oklahoma , and several Oklahoma City residents are just now feeling the effects. Stanley Quinn is one of them.

Runoff from the weekend storms forced city officials to open the floodgates at Lake Overholser on Tuesday, officials said. The move flooded a low-lying area below the dam and forced Quinn from his ho...


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