Page 398 - Flash Flooding News Today

Trees are swaying and you kind of worry that theres the potential they could snap depending on how strong those wind gusts get . and thats something were following. the winds are a big story, but also the sheer amount of rainfall that were getting in this area. you know, were under a flash flood advisory and we even heard from some people that were living in an apartment complex over near the orlando international airport. we got this video that shows what appears to be flash flooding nearby. i ...

Thats going to keep that water at bay. however, where we have concerns now is going to be northeast florida, georgia and south carolina, where we have storm surge warnings in place still to come, especially throughout our day today and into friday. we could see one to three feet of storm surge from their island up to daytona beach. so on top of that freshwater flooding that we are anticipating in daytona beach, that is likely ongoing with a flash flood warning in volusia county right now, we are...

This is in an area where the storm will have weakened when it reaches us at its full force in the hours to come. it is still hours away, and already we are seeing this. i can tell you, just in the last ten minutes, things have deteriorated rapidly here. thankfully, at this point, we still have power, cell phone communications, and the power outages in the area appear to be minimal. at this point, as officials have warned throughout the day, wherever people are, they should be planning to hunker ...

So that is what we are dealing with here. this has been the concern in orlando. its been, this rainfall, causing flash flooding, with so much water. and obviously, its a three run out of places to go, as we are seeing here in orlando right now. -- wind gusts are going to top 60 miles per hour. that estimate has dropped off from what we were expecting earlier on wednesday evening. so obviously, the track and the damage expected being caused by hurricane ian as it develops into whatever kind of st...

Miles an hour. it down trees and power lines, even -- without power. created storm surge in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. officials are warning residents about potential for flash flooding overnight, some areas inland could see over two feet of rain. lets go now to nbc news meteorologist michelle gross. michelle, you have been following the storm all day. what is the latest? >> i, there we are looking at really strong storm still. it is moving inland but we are still seeing winds at...

Moving over the southwest coast, where we got this devastating storm surge over fort meyers and naples. the reports im hearing, absolutely catastrophic down here. im fearful of what were going to see when the sun comes up. now the center has moved inland, sort of right around sebring, if youve familiar with this part of florida. these bands are indicating rain rates of four to 5 inches an hour. that might need contextualization. that is a tremendous amount of rain. im pretty sure flash flooding ...

This moment a little bit of a lull. you can see through the lights how heavy the wind is pushing the rain, and in a distance, you might be able to see this fountain out there that were seeing from our photographer tony. you might be able to see how the wind is blowing. that as well as these trees out here. i just saw another flash of lightning. this is mild compared to what we saw in the last 20 minutes or so, and this is also hours before we expect to see the worst of what is left of in here. t...

We know of at least one that reached capacity. by the others were opened into the evening. one of the biggest points of concern for officials here in the orlando era where people living in mobile homes. they wanted this people to get hardened structures, to ride out the storm. at this point we are well past the point where officials warn people on the roads. and obviously we are starting to see some roadways, whether be slipping driveways or possibly higher roadways, because we have now left thi...

>> sean conditions are getting more intense but nothing like will has seen in fort myers. i can tell you between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. tomorrow is when the orlando area is expected to experience the peak of hurricane ian. of course it is losing steam a bit, but they really have to worry about flash flooding. theyre expecting up to 30 inches of rain and you know this storm entered in southwest florida, its going to exit the state to the northeast of us in daytona beach and were right positioned bet...

So are the winds. it has been this way for the last couple of hours here in tampa. officials, even the, mayor they have talks about how they feel, in some, ways like the city, this area, might have dodged a bullet, because things have gone in a more positive direction, at least for residents here. that being said, they are still warning people one, that theres a risk of flash flood, and to, you have areas where there are down pieces of debris, the trees. we have seen in neighborhoods, communitie...