Metro-area flooding rouses memories for Oklahoma City council member

 
By John Estus
Published: August 20, 2008

On a day when floods surrounded the metro area, outgoing Oklahoma City Councilwoman Ann Simank 's thoughts were on a once-flood-prone creek in her ward.

In 1993, Simank watched families pull loved ones out of flooded homes near Brock Creek on the Saturday before Mother's Day . Three people died in the floods.

"I talked to many families — mothers that had to literally crawl out of their homes holding children...


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