Fire Chief Mike Owenby said his department responded to Pinckney Road in Warrenton where three of the vehicles were located. The other vehicle where the woman climbed onto the roof was spotted on Canterbury Road. The female was helped off the car by firefighters who walked to the vehicle. The occupants of the other three vehicles on Pinckney Road managed to get to higher ground. Owenby estimated there was about 6 to 8 inches of water covering the road. "It was one of those odd occurrences," Owenby said. "The water was deeper than what (the drivers) thought." Warrenton firefighters also responded to Relax Inn, located on the North Service Road, later in the morning to turn off the utilities there due to the hotel's basement being flooded with several feet of water, Owenby said. Firefighters from Warrenton and Wright City also responded to assist Wentzville crews. Owenby emphasized that motorists should use caution when water tops a roadway. "It takes about 6 inches of water to move a car," he said. "There is a lot of force behind that water. It's better to turn around and find a better route around." Flash flooding also forced the closure of Interstate 70 at the 181 mile marker near the Jonesburg exit for a few hours Monday. The onslaught of heavy rain within an hour resulted in the closure of the I-70 westbound lanes about 7:45 a.m. While the eastbound lanes were never officially closed, crews attempted to divert traffic to other areas. ð Westbound traffic was backed up to at least to the Flying J exit. The flooding also caused the outer roads leading into Jonesburg to be temporarily closed due to flooding in low areas. Jonesburg Police Chief Rich Bequette reported that the commuter parking lot was flooded near the railroad overpass. He said his department and MoDOT began looking at closing the roads once water topped tires on an 18-wheeler. "They (drivers) couldn't see where the road was at," Bequette said. Elsewhere in Warrenton, Public Works Director Rob Hamlin said a water main was washed out on the South Service Road disrupting service until repairs were made. In addition, he said many residents reported backups in their basements and washed-out areas in their yards. The rain also washed out a large culvert on Highway M about a half-mile east of the Highway F intersection. The homeowner, Joel Clinger, said water easily topped his gravel- and dirt-based driveway and swept the culvert about 30 yards away from the driveway. A nearly 15- to 20-foot gap was left between Clinger's driveway and Highway M. The culvert was just replaced about two months ago. "It's like a little river," said Ronald Freese, MoDOT supervisor at the Cappeln maintenance shed, as he surveyed the area where the culvert was washed out. "Water has a lot of force." The water easily topped the ditch and nearly reached the residence located at least 50 yards from the highway. Only a few minor problems were reported in Wright City. The most significant occurred on Roelker Road where heavy rains led to water crossing the road in one portion. The public works department spent most of the day grading the road and hauling rock to the site. Heavy flooding was reported in the city's parks, including at Diekroeger Park where Public Works Director Larry Janish noted that water nearly reached the doorway to the recently opened park building.