SULLIVAN, Mo. — For the second day in a row, Sullivan, Missouri, was hit with severe weather.
Tuesday, a tornado demolished the bar known as One More Pug & Grub on Highway 185 south of town.
On Wednesday, damage from high winds and rain could be found in town.
Trees were uprooted and branches were snapped. A maintenance worker for rental properties in Sullivan said he was running all over town responding to calls.
"She said a branch or something flew up on her front screen door where she couldn't get out. Okay, well low and behold a tree had been uprooted and fell on the house! She undersold it a bit," Ron Bennett said.
A photo provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol showed a car surrounded by muddy, rising water Wednesday morning.
Troopers said they had to come to the rescue of more than one driver on Highway 185. This was still happening long after the rain stopped and the winds died down. One driver got stranded near Meramec State Park.
"They called for help. The Sullivan Fire Department along with some of our Marine Troopers responded to the area and were able to walk out to the vehicle and make contact with the occupants of the car. They brought a pickup truck, a taller truck with them and they put the occupants of the car in the truck and and guided them back out to safety," MSHP Cpl. Dallas Thompson said.
Thompson said they then deployed a boat down to the state park to make sure there weren't any other drivers stranded.
At the Center Street Apartment complex, residents said their homes were flooded during the deluge. Everybody was able to get out, safely, but residents said it’s the second time in a year this has happened in their apartments.
“It’s coming in from the utility room,” said resident Mykael Berry. “It’s like a fountain.”
Sullivan City administrator JT Hardy said they just can't get a break but they are still working hard.
"Everything we're trying to do to recover from yesterday has been hampered, slowed down. The one wave went through and flooding occurred, we came right out with our crews, clearing streets, restoring electricity, removing trees and branches and trying to look at which roads were flooded. Then another round came," Hardy said.
Hardy said the cleanup is going to take a while, but neighbors will help each other.
"I think Sullivan’s a great community, I think that the people of Sullivan are strong like a lot of communities are here in Missouri," Hardy said.
