It seems like only yesterday when Iolans were forced out of their homes when the swollen floodwaters of Elm Creek burst past their banks.
Much of the southern regions of town were evacuated for several days — and more than 100 homes ultimately destroyed — from the Flood of 2007, dubbed by many as Iola’s “Storm of the Century.”
Fast forward five years.
A statistical anomaly from late June 2007 flood illustrates just how long the 2012 drought has persisted.