North Texas residents continue the clean-up in areas affected by Wednesday night’s storms.
Walking through area parks today was no easy task. Many of them were still flooded with high water from Wednesday night’s storms.The rain was a sight for sore eyes because of our recent drought. But what's left behind isn't.Besides debris, there was some damage too.
The weather caused a historic oak tree in a Plano park to fall. It's estimated to be more than 400 years old."You see a lot of water standing,” City of Plano Assistant Director of Parks David Angeles said. “It's actually not standing. It's slowly and gradually draining, and the parks system is actually designed to do that.
In Bedford, the high water and debris damaged a guardrail that has now been roped off until repairs can be made. In Colleyville, Jackson Road was closed and gated off so cars would not try and pass through the water."When you come back after a storm like this it's going to take us some time to get to our 85 parks,” Angeles said. “100 miles of hard surface trails. So, we just ask you to use caution when you enter out after a storm."
The city of Plano is asking people to avoid the area where the historic tree has fallen for safety reasons until it can be cleaned up.
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