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Driving rains

Monday, May 7, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 11:32 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Residents watch as water flows over Northland Drive after Sunday’s storms. Water spilled over the river’s banks, causing flooding in several of the surrounding homes.   ¦  TYSON ANDERSON/Missourian

BY Missourian Staff

Residents watch as water flows over Northland Drive after Sunday’s storms. Water spilled over the banks of Bear Creek, causing flooding in several of the surrounding homes.

Dane Henry Cross 6, jumps in a puddle after a heavy downpour in Columbia on May. Dane and his father Jason Cross, had been cooped in their home all day.   ¦  EDDIE QUINONES/Missourian

Dane Henry Cross 6, in the car with his dog Jake getting ready to go home after a day of playing in the rain on May 6. Dane's father Jason Cross felt they needed to get out of the house and release some of their energy. "We needed to get out and play," says Cross.   ¦  EDDIE QUINONES/Missourian

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