TEXOMA (KFDX/KJTL)—Much of Texoma is still feeling the effects of Saturday night’s storm, which dumped massive amounts of rain from Vernon to Nocona.

Heavy rains flooded much of eastern Texoma from late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Some flooding lasted through the day, trapping truckers like Mike Heathcock along Highway 81 in Montague County.

“They were talking about, like, 6 a.m. We’ve been here since around 11:00,” Heathcock said.

Heathcock has encountered flooding before in his trucking career, but with an oversized load on this shipment, the flooding could cause him to be stuck overnight.

“I’ve been told three inches of water can move a semi sideways, so I’m not going to risk it,” Heathcock said.

One truck attempted to cross the highway only to get stuck and nearly tipping over. Seeing one truck get stuck was enough to solidify Heathcock in his decision to stay put.

“The shoulder’s really soft. So, if we get off track into that, there’s no getting it back up because the tire has nothing to grab,” Heathcock said. “It’s just sinking farther and farther like that guy is.”

In Clay County, some flooding dried up during the day. But in one spot, a car is still vacant after an early morning water rescue by Nicholas Hamilton and his fellow Clay County deputies.

“We work our best to find the most problematic areas and respond to that,” Hamilton said. “If we have to shut it down, we’ll work with the volunteer fire department, ourselves, and even TXDOT if we have to shut down a road if it’s bad enough.”

Though most roadways are clear, other evidence of flooding is still visible. While waiting to cross Highway 81, Heathcock was able to assess his surroundings fully.

“I mean back that way, only because of where we sit, you can see a bunch of the pastures and stuff flooded, but this is the worst area I’ve seen,” Heathcock said.

After this latest round of flooding and severe weather, Hamilton issued a reminder about the importance of being careful when roadways flood.

“At night, it’s kind of like black ice. You can’t see it,” Hamilton said. “So just know if there’s heavy rain and you’re going down into a low spot or if you’re in a small vehicle, just keep in mind not to go through at a high rate of speed because you will hydroplane.”

With one round of storms through the area, it feels like Texoma’s severe weather season is only just getting started.