Miami and Globe businesses dealing with additional damages after new rounds of storms
Flash flooding hits Globe-Miami area once again
Week after week, powerful storms continue to batter the Globe-Miami area, which has seen devastating flooding in recent weeks. On Oct. 13, another round of flooding wreaked havoc in the already damaged community. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach reports.
MIAMI, Ariz. - New rounds of wet weather in Arizona have caused addiitonal damages in the communities of Miami and Globe, with floodwaters washing away the progress that some businessowners have made in recent weeks, after the historic floods that happened in September.
Globe Perspectives:
The Downtown area of Globe was among the hardest hit by the floods on Sept. 26, and on Oct. 13, flooding returned to the area. Along one roadway, trashcans were being pushed into the river by floodwaters.
"This is the worst storm I've ever seen," said Michael Gorman of Globe. "I've had the 100-year floods, where the creek was running crazy and doing everything, but this one here: this one was the thousand-year flood."
The Pinal Creek was a slow-moving stream on the morning of Oct. 12. Within a matter of 15 minutes, however, the storm brought raging waters. With the creek overflowing, crews have no choice but to close down the river overpass.
"You think it's just raining hard, and the next, it's just flooding. And then, everyone's trapped everywhere," said one Globe resident, identified only as ‘Juliette.'
Miami Perspectives:
Wild Horses Saloon owner Bill Clemmens, was out surveying the new damage.
Clemmens previously spoke to FOX 10 when a wall of his building was blown out by the storms a few weeks back. He said this new damage will keep him from reopening the saloon yet again.
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He said he's talked to local leaders about financial assistance and is trying to remain patient when it comes to funding and relief. However, the deluge of water and mud that has yet again taken over his property, was too strong even for his preparations.
"We put sheets of plywood up along here and the sandbags to try to keep the water out, but it got in anyway so it brought the mud back in. You know, it has a pretty high curb, it's just strange this is two days of rain at a time, it makes it tough," Clemmens said.
Officials have not heard of any missing people or serious injuries related to the flooding on Oct. 12
What's next:
The City of Globe has a curfew in place from dusk to dawn along some of the low-lying areas.
City officials anticipate that the curfew will remain in place until the chance for flash flooding is gone.
The Source: This information was gathered by FOX 10's Nicole Krasean, who spoke with Miami business owners affected by the floods on Oct. 12.