CENTRAL FLORIDA — On Tuesday morning, many in Central Florida are still dealing with flooding and damage due to heavy rains, with parts still under a local state of emergency.

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Lake County under state of emergency

Lake County remains under a local state of emergency following Sunday night’s rainstorm.

While some roads and neighborhoods were left underwater, others, including homes on Lake Margaret Circle in Mount Dora, saw significant washout.

Mount Dora Mayor James Homich says there are two drop-offs of 40-foot ravines, which forced 20 homes to be evacuated while the banks can be stabilized.

Residents of Waterman Village have been housed elsewhere for the time being, while engineers evaluate the land on which their houses are on.

Although it is unclear for now how long this process will take, Homich says it could take up to a year to address all these infrastructure issues.

Lake County Emergency Management officials believe that Donnelly Street, which sits adjacent to Lake Margaret Circle, was under 6 to 8 feet of water during peak flooding.

Spectrum News 13’s meteorologists said that some parts of Lake County like Eustis got up to 19 inches of rain from Sunday’s storm.

Meanwhile, Mount Dora came up right behind with more than 17 inches of rain.

Some residents living down the road from Donnelly Street experienced significant damage to their homes.

“I’m totally flummoxed by it all. I just don’t understand how such a thing could happen,” said Tom Hewitt.

As Mount Dora resident Rick Cooper said, “Our main concern is if this pipe would fail, or as of what happened (Sunday) night, where all that water will keep coming.”

There have been no reports of casualties or injuries despite the washed-out roads as water rescues were conducted by fire rescue.

Seminole County residents use sandbags due to flooding

Sandbag locations have opened in several counties following storms and heavy rainfall earlier this week, including in Seminole County where residents experienced major flooding.

Residents can find sandbags at Old Geneva Volunteer Fire Station, 215 2nd St. in Geneva.

Many places had a need for sandbags, as severe weather caused flooding across the region from Lake County to Brevard County during the overnight period from Sunday into Monday morning.

In Seminole County, residents along the St. Johns River saw several streets flooded.

This was frustrating to many residents, like Bob Ray, who said there’s construction going on in the area that Seminole County Emergency Management officials say is supposed to “eventually” alleviate flooding. However, Ray says the ongoing work is only making the issues worse.

Officials say they continue to monitor water levels at the St. Johns River and that work on the bridge project will resume after the water recedes.