Bosque River flooding shuts down highway travel

One death by drowning reported
  • Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record In the distance, first responders wait for a heliocopter to pick them up on FM 219 between two bridges outside Clifton City Park flooded out by the Bosque River on Sunday morning, May 5.
    Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record In the distance, first responders wait for a heliocopter to pick them up on FM 219 between two bridges outside Clifton City Park flooded out by the Bosque River on Sunday morning, May 5.
  • Nathan Diebenow | Meridian Tribune Using a wet-dry vacuum, Tom Godby removes mud left over by flood waters in the American Legion Post in Clifton City Park on Monday morning, May 6.
    Nathan Diebenow | Meridian Tribune Using a wet-dry vacuum, Tom Godby removes mud left over by flood waters in the American Legion Post in Clifton City Park on Monday morning, May 6.
  • Nathan Diebenow | Meridian Tribune Flood waters coupled with debris damaged the metal door at the Armory and a soccer goal at Clifton City Park on Monday morning, May 6.
    Nathan Diebenow | Meridian Tribune Flood waters coupled with debris damaged the metal door at the Armory and a soccer goal at Clifton City Park on Monday morning, May 6.
The City of Clifton temporarily turned into an island for the first time in 34 years as heavy rains brought record-breaking flood waters to Bosque County last weekend.The Bosque River and several nearby creeks broke their banks making bridges and highways impassable from all directions – thanks to water falling within a short time late Saturday and early Sunday.During the night and the morning,…

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