Flooding Concerns Continue For Lake Lewisville Residents
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LEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) -- Homeowners close to Lake Lewisville woke up Saturday morning to another round of flooding concerns. More rain means more water in an already swollen lake.
Normally residents see trees and a road behind their homes near the lake, now Lake Lewisville is moving closer to their back door. Saturday morning's rain didn't ease their concerns.
Troy Gene Collins woke up at 5:30 to find water seeping under his front door. Collins used a broom to try and keep it away as long as possible by sweeping the water out.
Many neighbors on North Mill and Tennie streets face a similar problem and desperately need a break from the rain.
Collins says the lake has never come this close before. "We've been sweeping and it's never got in the house but it's close this time. Too close for comfort," said Collins.
It's not just rain from above that's filling the lake - but a huge volume of runoff water that has nowhere else to go but downstream. Video from 1-35 earlier Saturday morning showed a strong flow of water from Saturday morning's storms heading to the lake.
Though the rains did let up later Saturday, officials say the water will continue to rise as more run-off makes its way to the lake.
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