Quick Flash Flood Today in Castor River Drainage.

[jdmidwest]

Poor little town of Glen Allen got whacked again today.  Road culvert stopped up  with drifts from the tornado debris and changed the channel of the little creek.  It put water where water was not supposed to go.  Tore up many of the newly rebuilt homes.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2023/08/14/major-flooding-reported-bollinger-county-mo/

Freak storm this morning dumped alot of rain  into the Castor River Drainage from the upper end, about 8 inches in a few hours.  I was woke up by the Flash Flood Alarm on the phone, but not in any danger.  I am guessing there are about a 1000 camper trailers flooded from Marquand to the lower end of  the Castor River.  It came up too fast for anyone to move them.

It dumped alot of water into one of the 3 arms of the creek thru my farm.  Caused a flood event that I have only seen 2  other times in 60 years.  I would have hated to see it if the other 2 arms of the drainage had received the same amount of water.  I lost about 20 yards of road bed going into my place.  The State Highway on both sides of the farm has major damage and is technically closed to traffic.

[Phil Lilley]

Thanks for reporting.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Wow,  that's awful.  

[jdmidwest]

It was a freak flood, but a big one.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2023/08/16/twin-bridges-campground-bollinger-co-devastated-by-flooding/

Of course, all of those campers are the reason I have not been on the water I loved all of my life until they invaded.  Now, the camper trash will litter the stream.  I yearn for the days when my only complaint was the giggers stabbing the bass.