Cottonwood Creek in the town of Guthrie has turned into a lake, but it's nothing new for residents.
"Unfortunately, we're used to this," says Guthrie Fire Chief Lester Branch. "I can't begin to guess how you would stop the flooding. It's a low-lying area here, as you can see. There's not much you can do about that."
The high-rising water has cut the town in two, and for anyone who wants to reach the other side, the drive is more than an hour.
"The worry is continued flooding and inaccessibility of the people on the west side of Guthrie to get to the east side," says Logan County Red Cross Executive Director Pam Williams.
"We have two stations ... so we can cover both sides of the flood," says Branch. "We have ambulances on both sides of the flood so station two's ambulance will take them to the local hospital. Station one's ambulance will take them to Edmond or a metro-area hospital."
Officials say a few houses have been affected and several businesses, but it could have been a lot worse.
"Really we haven't been seeing too much damage," says Williams.
Officials can only guess when the water will recede.
"My experience has been sometimes it'll recede fairly quickly, but there's going to be a lot of water to get rid of," says Branch.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol told KSBI-TV they had to rescue someone stuck in the water via boat at about 5:30 pm at Charter Oak and Penn.
Branch says the water for the area should crest at about 8:00 Thursday night, so that means the road won't be opening back up any time soon.
Officials say both Guthrie Lake and Liberty Lake are going over the spillways. Those go into the Cottonwood, so that could slow things down considerably. The Cimarron River's level is low, though, so that should help some.
