Purcell Homes Covered In Mud After Recent Floods

Flash flooding across central Oklahoma on Sunday has left homeowners facing major repairs.

In Purcell, it has also turned a neighborhood red as floodwaters deposited Oklahoma dirt in heaping mounds on lawns and streets.

"When we bought the house, we had a little bit of water issues, but it wasn't bad," said homeowner Andrew McClung. He said that since then, new development uphill of his neighborhood has cleared the path for mud to slide in during heavy rain.

Near McClung's property, Jai Foote said a tinhorn pipe now drains from the development onto her property.

"This is where they used to ride four-wheelers and their bikes and stuff," Foote said, pointing to homemade trails on her family's six acres of land which have eroded away.

Their troubles crested this week during record-setting rainfall for the greater Oklahoma City metro.

Since then, McClung said the developer has vowed to fix his lawn and redesign the development's stormwater runoff system. According to McClung, workers from the City of Purcell immediately came and cleared the street. He said the city has been responsive following the recent floods.

"They're going to have to run skid steers in here and scrape this whole top layer off and then go back with sod," he said.

McClung said one solution the developer has proposed is creating a berm between the development and the neighborhood downhill. 

News 9 has contacted the developer, but not yet received a response and cannot confirm if any action has been taken.

"It's not really fair," Foote added. "It's not fair to the neighbors."