Goodland Road Suffers More Fair Weather Flooding

Saturday, October 7, was a clear day in Goodland. A moderate southwest breeze and slightly cooler temperatures were welcomed by residents here. For the first time in weeks, no storms were reported anywhere near the village. And yet, between 2 and 6 PM, Goodland was all but cut off from the mainland by the worst fair weather flooding in the last couple of years.

Only the foolhardy or those absolutely needing to get home braved the two to three-foot waters during this time.

It was an excruciatingly slow mostly one-lane 3 mph crawl, in an effort to keep the Marco River from completely swamping the motors. With difficulty, many turned back, both coming and going. It was not fun to watch the struggling drivers.