Wagoner County Residents Still Dealing With Flooded Streets

Several roads and highways that flooded last night are still underwater as of Tuesday night.

In parts of Broken Arrow in Wagoner County, the sheriff says it's a dangerous situation. His deputies had to write citations and warn dozens of drivers Tuesday.

Sheriff Bob Colbert says one man had to abandon his truck on a flooded bridge, then had to walk in waist-high water with his elderly mother to safety.

Parts of Wagoner County are so deep underwater, the worst areas, like 305th East Avenue in Broken Arrow, have become a bit of a tourist attraction.

"So instead of hurricanes, we got just massive rainstorms," said Frank Hermerle, who is visiting from Florida.

His daughter just tried driving him down 305th, between 31st and 51st. They got halfway through the lake on the road before turning around.

"Very flooded. You can go so far and see the yellow lines, and then they would just disappear," said Krystal Militich.

Another chronic flooding area is near Adams Creek, which usually crosses under a road and instead is streaming over it after two days of rain.

Here on Midway Road in Broken Arrow, drivers know exactly how deep the water covering the road is because of markers. Not all roads have them, but some drivers are still choosing to cross the submerged roads.

"You've got to be real careful. Most of the time, you are not supposed to drive into the water, but if you've got to get to work, you've got to get to work," said Broken Arrow resident Morris Nash.

Just a few inches of fast-moving water can sweep a car off the roadway. That's why the sheriff's office has put these signs out - even though some drivers ignore them.

Wagoner County Sheriff's deputies wrote about five citations that went through barricades and warned about 30 drivers who went through high-water crossings.