{"id":221059,"date":"2026-04-06T20:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221059\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:52:10","slug":"interstate-4-suffers-major-flooding-with-even-more-storms-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221059\/","title":{"rendered":"Interstate 4 suffers major flooding, with even more storms expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Overnight storms caused major flooding along a section of Interstate 4, though FDOT officials say they are preparing for even more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In a statement, FDOT officials explained that the flooding happened early Monday morning along I-4 near World Drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">However, all lanes of I-4 were eventually reopened just after 8 a.m., officials added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWith more rain expected in the forecast this week, teams have taken additional steps to further prepare, including inspecting and clearing drainage systems, staging pumps, and closely coordinating with FHP,\u201d the statement reads. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Meanwhile, the FDOT is encouraging drivers to check Florida 511 for the latest information on traffic conditions, including road closures and detours. You can check that <a href=\"https:\/\/fl511.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/fl511.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Overnight storms caused major flooding along a section of Interstate 4, though FDOT officials say&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2927,4569,4568,1335,139,141,140,729,221],"class_list":["post-221059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-flooding","tag-i-4","tag-interstate-4","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-traffic","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}