Flooding

Framed as a storm-recovery measure, the law bans counties and cities from halting or tightening building rules — sparking rare bipartisan backlash from libertarians, MAGA activists, environmentalists and local officials.

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.

The county has not yet begun dredging Phillippi Creek, and many in Sarasota are concerned about a repeat of last year's floods this hurricane season.

Phillippi Creek is a seven-mile-long waterway that stretches across Sarasota County. Residents say it desperately needs to be dredged to prevent the type of floods that ravaged the area in 2024.

The AquaFence structure is in place to protect Lift Station 85 from storm surge and floodwaters.

Electric vehicle fires after flood events represent a significant challenge to the modern fire service.

Black & Veatch, an independent consulting company, spent months interviewing residents and evaluating the stormwater systems in the county.