Sudden flood forces South Dakota residents to abandon homes at night
Long-time McCook Lake resident encounters first-ever flooding in their quiet neighborhood. Fast-rising water catches locals off-guard forcing quick night-time evacuation
On a quiet sunday night in North Sioux City SD‚ the peaceful McCook Lake area faced an un-expected crisis. Kathy Roberts a 50-year old mental-health center manager had lived in her house for almost three decades without seeing any floods
The night turned chaotic when Roberts stepped outside her home on Penrose Drive: water was already creeping-up her driveway (a sound like an invisible waterfall filled the air). The fast-rising flood caught everyone off guard; no warnings were issued to the long-time residents
Within moments the water reached knee-deep levels forcing Roberts to wade through the rising flood to reach her jeep wrangler. The whole neighborhood became a scene of panic — residents scrambled to their vehicles while the water kept rising at an alarming-rate
