Ike's remnants strand motorists, tax emergency crews
By The News-Gazette
Monday September 15, 2008
Robin Scholz /The News-Gazette
A car's headlights and wipers continue to run, even as the vehicle is stuck in water on Stadium Drive near Oak Street in Champaign on Sunday.
CHAMPAIGN – Torrential rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ike soaked Champaign-Urbana Sunday morning, flooding basements and viaducts and sending the Champaign Fire Department out to respond to numerous calls for help from motorists.
Rainfall varied from 3 to more than 6 inches over the weekend for some towns in Champaign County.
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