by Curtis D. Tucker
Posted: 09/29/15
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Who better to find a large sinkhole while driving down the road than Enid Buzz! I was driving down west Cherokee at 5:40pm Monday night on my way to the American Kitefliers convention when I noticed a funny shape in the road. Before I knew it I was driving over the top of a large sinkhole just a block and a half from Van Buren.
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I pulled over and got out to block the hole. A small car came by and after signaling him, he drove around the hole. I tried calling the City of Enid offices but could not contact a live person. I then called the non-emergency number at the Enid Police Department and reported the hole.
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The operator on duty asked if it was a pothole and I explained that it was a car eating sinkhole. After examining the hole I took a few pics and hopped into the empty space to see if I could determine the cause of the large opening. I did not see any running water and the space did not seem wet.
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The police arrived soon after and put barricades around the opening. The City of Enid was contacted early Tuesday morning and they were quickly out trying to determine the cause of the hole and began the process of filling it back in.
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Drought, along with resulting high groundwater withdrawals, can make conditions favorable for sinkholes to form. Also, heavy rains after droughts often cause enough pressure on the ground to create sinkholes.
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Enid's Sinkhole
