Columbia Firefighters Evacuate Residents Amid Rising Floodwaters
TL;DR
Heavy rainfall flooded Columbia, Mo., prompting water rescues and door-to-door evacuations on West Mesa Drive as responders assisted residents; rescuers also helped on West Gillespie Bridge Road and Highway 40. The Boone County Emergency Operations Center was raised to Level 3, a flash flood warning was in effect until 1:30 p.m., and a flood warning through Friday evening, with MU campus trees damaged by a lightning strike.
- Columbia firefighters 'evacuating anyone who wants to be evacuated' as flood waters rise on Mesa Drive ABC17NEWS
- LIVE UPDATES: Live look at road conditions after storms and flooding hit mid-Missouri KOMU 8
- Thousands of power outages reported across St. Louis region FOX 2
- GALLERY: Heavy rain leads to flooding and other damages in mid-Missouri KRCG
- Power restored to thousands following overnight storms First Alert 4
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