Reports of people trapped in homes as flooding in Sumter County closes major roadways

ONE POINT THE ENTIRE TOWN HAD NO POWER. AND BACK AT HOME, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN SUMTER COUNTY, WEST ALABAMA, HIT HARD WITH FLOODING ALONG INTERSTATE 2059. AT ONE POINT, IT WAS SHUT DOWN FOR HOURS. YEAH, THIS IS JUST DOWN THE ROAD TO A CREEK FLOODED ALONG THE SAME INTERSTATE. YOU COULD SEE HOW HIGH THE WATER IS. REALLY A SCARY SCENE FOR SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE AT 6:00. I’M BRITTANY DECKER AND I’M SHERI FALK WVTM 13. JARVIS ROBERTSON IN SUMTER COUNTY TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS THERE. SO HERE IN YORK, IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY DAY FOR THE CITY. FLASH FLOODING PROVING TO BE A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR THIS SMALL CITY. THE MAYOR SAYS CREWS STARTED WORKING AROUND SIX THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE RISING WATER HERE ON HIGHWAY 11, NEAR MILE MARKER TEN ALABAMA STATE TROOPERS HAD TO CLOSE THE ROAD BECAUSE A CREEK SWELL SO HIGH THAT IT OVERTOOK A PORTION OF THE ROAD. A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME OFF CAMERA, THIS IS THE HIGHEST HE’S SEEN THE WATER RISE IN THE AREA IN THE 16 YEARS OF LIVING HERE. NOW, THIS SMALL TOWN ONLY HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 2400 PEOPLE AND FOUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, PARTICULARLY IF YOU’RE DEALING WITH YOUR RESOURCES. SO WE DO NOT HAVE UNLIMITED RESOURCES. SO THIS IS HIT OUR BUDGET BECAUSE WE DIDN’T PLAN FOR IT. SO NOW WE HAVE TO SHIFT THINGS AROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COVER THE ADDITIONAL COST. IT’S UNCLEAR HOW LONG IS GOING TO TAKE THIS SMALL TOWN TO RECOVER IN YORK, I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON, WVTM 13. TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE LAST 24 HOURS. LIVINGSTON RECEIVED ALMOST SIX INCHES OF RAIN, A LITTLE BIT NORTH IN PICKENS COUNTY, MORE THAN FIVE INCHES FELL THERE. JUST UNBELIEVABLE HOW QUICKLY THE WATER ROSE TO IN THE RIVER. YEAH, THE SYNCHRONOUSLY ROSE NINE FEET IN ONE HOUR. AND I’VE BEEN BETWEEN BIRMINGHAM AND MERIDIAN MOST OF MY LIFE, WORKING IN THIS AREA. AND I'