GENTRY — To quote Yogi Berra’s famous phrase, Sunday was “like déjà vu all over again.” Heavy rains fell in the Gentry area and the water rose, covering streets and flooding yards and the city park. It was a reminder of the late April flooding in the city, though the shorter duration of the heavy rains allowed the water to drain away more quickly.
Just over 3 inches (3.17 inches) of rain fell at nearby Smith Field in Siloam Springs on Sunday, and most of that came in a brief period of time — shortly after noon — and too fast for the storm drains and ditches to handle the water. As a result, portions of Main Street were flooded, as well as numerous yards along the street. Collins Avenue, just north of Main Street was again under water, with a car stalled out in the water. Portions of Pioneer Lane, Dawn Hill Road and Dawn Hill Road East were also turned into rivers of water.
The next chance of thunderstorms, according to the weather service is nearly a week away, and the hot temperatures — forecast in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees — may dry things out a bit.