Flooding

In an update Jan. 27, the county said the dredging of high spots began in December and is going well, but the next stage could be delayed until the end of this year as it seeks more environmental permits.

The city expects to purchase 14 high-risk residential or commercial properties, help create 582 affordable multifamily housing units and provide 70 low-income households with up to $80,000 in down payment assistance.

Florida’s 2025 weather was relatively subdued, with no hurricane landfalls and roughly half the usual number of severe weather reports.

“A combination of evictions and condemnation proceedings will likely be used to remove any remaining residents," a report states.

Officials will elevate sections of area roadways. They have also acquired a parcel of land to house an emergency power facility with a generator-supported pump.

City leaders say the increase is needed to pay for more than $69 million in unfunded lakes and stormwater projects.

Eustis was inundated with 19.7 inches of rain, Mount Dora had 17.76 inches, while Port Saint John saw 15.57 inches, according to a 24-hour rainfall analysis by the National Weather Service.

KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals - including 14 in Florida - at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding.

Said Don Ferguson, 71: "I'm so tired of working. This is supposed to be my retirement years, and I'm working harder now than I worked at work."

Marlise Tolbert-Jones tells what has happened since Milton and what residents in the Hillsborough County community need to fully recover.

The highest tides of the year are here for much of the week, and sagging fronts will continue to bring rounds of intense storms. Flash floods are possible.

After floods ravaged the county last year, commissioners said there seems to be enough already in the coffers, and from hurricane relief aid.