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Published: August 20, 2008
Metro-area flooding rouses memories for Oklahoma City council member
By John Estus
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 a...

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