Custer County Chronicle

Drone surveys damages

Published by admin on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 9:07am
“We were scrambling to make sure people were safe and not going into the water,” said Custer County Search & Rescue (SAR)  director Rick March.
“After the fire departments arrived, we moved into traffic control duty,” he said.
“We were amazed that West Dam stood up after such a heavy hit,” March said. SAR was downtown  when the heaviest floodwater hit.
When things started calming down a few hours later, he was able to get the department’s newest drone up in the air to survey the damage through Custer from the west to the east.

The Flood of 2019: A disaster timeline

Published by admin on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 9:06am
By Ron Burtz
 
While water rose quickly in Custer and rescues were taking place at a rapid rate on Friday evening, the Flood of 2019 actually developed gradually over several hours starting with a slow-moving thunderstorm that covered a large area between Custer and the Upper French Creek watershed. 
Here is a timeline of the event gleaned from eyewitness accounts, Custer County Dispatch logs and internet posts:

City to seek state, federal flood relief

Published by admin on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 4:21pm

City council awash in flood talk

Published by admin on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 4:13pm
Last Friday’s flood was the big topic—and pretty much the only topic—discussed during the regular portion of the Aug. 5 meeting of the Custer City Council.
City public works director Bob Morrison was quick to give city staff a pat on the back, saying by Saturday at noon a lot of cleanup had already been completed, while acknowledging there was still much work to do.
“We swallowed the hippo Friday night,” Morrison said. “Now we can eat the elephant one bite at a time.”

City Council Flood Talk

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 11:49am

Last Friday’s flood was the big topic—and pretty much the only topic—discussed during the regular portion of the Aug. 5 meeting of the Custer City Council. City public works director Bob Morrison was quick to give city staff a pat on the back, saying by Saturday at noon a lot of cleanup had already been...