Portion of Highway Between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City Closes Indefinitely
Updated 2 hours ago

Tropical Depression Bill has forced the closure of several Oklahoma highways including Interstate 35 from Ardmore to Davis.

According to Captain Paul Timmons with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, I-35 is closed for a undetermined amount of time due to high water and a rock slide.

The highway connects Oklahoma City to Dallas-Forth Worth, and state troopers are helping clear dislodged boulders from the roadway.

As of 3 p.m. only northbound I-35 is closed from exit 47 to exit 51, just south of Davis, and will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time.

Traffic is being diverted to U.S. 77, according to Timmons. The Caddo Creek Bridge on U.S. 77 is down to one lane, so it could be slow going for many drivers.

Authorities recommend people who drive between Dallas and Oklahoma City seek an alternate route, such as Highway 69/75 through Durant or Interstate 44 through Lawton.

A state official said no storm-related injuries have been reported, but authorities are still searching for a 2-year-old boy who was swept away by a swollen creek Wednesday.

Forecasters say 6 to 11 inches of rain have fallen on southern Oklahoma in the past 24 hours.


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There are signs in Colorado - 'Watch For Falling Rocks'; this was just a really bad rock avalanche! UGH 2 much rain!

video of 1,200# bales floating in the flood water with a 'PASSENGER' on top...don't see any humans rushing out with boats to save the 'wee-little' beasty!
http://www.facebook.com/brad.sowder/videos/1651188078444029/

The authorities, will eventually realise, that 69/75, doesn't go anywhere near Oklahoma City.

Gotta love da geniuses at OHP.

Walmart has contributed at least $565,000 to victims of natural disasters in Oklahoma & Texas.

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But for those interested, Googling "Walmart from Oklahoma To Texas " can be fascinating .. especially with the stores, roads closings & rumors

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Scenes from the Hwy 377 bridge south of Tishomingo, Oklahoma. ODOT is reporting US-377/SH-99 closed to through traffic. Turn Around Don't Drown and stay safe out there!
photo's taken 11 hrs ago

Those pics, could be from anywhere around here.
I live in that "neck o' the woods".

Everything here is flooded, or in the process of flooding.

I remember we had to use a wooden ferry boat to cross cars over the Red River. This was north of Clarksville Tx, to Idabel Ok. Didn't look like this though.

Nice mullet!

Several friends of mine were up here this past weekend; they were trying to find a safe route home from all that horrid rain that has flooded so much of Oklahoma --- she sent me those images on FB!!! UGH it's been quite the year for most of us in central America. Now the mosquito's and to many rodents are looking for higher ground too!

I don't recall the highway, but it runs southwest of OKC to Ada, Oklahoma...
From Ada to Durant I don't recall that highway either,
from Durant take 69/75 south into Texas.