NEWS
‘Bill’ bashes Montague County with heavy rain
The store at Snow’s Marina at Lake Nocona was flooded when the lake levels rose due to more than 12 inches of rainfall Wednesday. (Photo by Danna Snow)
Montague County was hit hard by Tropical Storm Bill with major flooding of roads and property across the county.
Rainfall reports span 12.64 inches reported by the Nocona Fire Department and 9.35 inches recorded at the Nocona Water Plant, to 5.42 inches recorded in Bowie.
As of Thursday at 3 p.m. Amon Carter Lake was at 927.26 msl, up 5.29 feet from the Monday level of 921.97 msl. By Friday at 9 a.m. the level was at 926.91 msl.
Lake Nocona at 3 p.m. Thursday was at 835.14 msl, which was 7.1 feet above its Monday level of 828.04 msl. By 9 a.m. Friday the level dropped to 830.69 msl.
While there were multiple water rescues and accidents during the storm, the most serious occurred at Eldorado and Patterson Streets, where some children were playing outside. A nine-year-old Bowie boy was saved from drowning after he was swept into a storm drain. Read the full story of this rescue and other storm damage in the Saturday News.
Pictured: The Meghan and Colt Langford home in the Nocona Hills area of Lake Nocona was flooded Wednesday when nearly 13 inches of rain fell across Nocona. See more storm damage photos in the Saturday News. (Photo by Meghan Langford)
A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.
While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.
A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.
(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)
Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.
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