{"id":22793,"date":"2025-10-27T20:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/22793\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:46:13","slug":"19-inches-of-rain-fell-in-part-of-central-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/22793\/","title":{"rendered":"19 inches of rain fell in part of Central Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&gt;&gt; Eustis officials to share flooding update at 4:30 p.m. Stream it live in the player aboveMore than 19 inches of rain fell in parts of Lake County on Sunday night, causing road closures and major flooding.  Several roads were washed out, one leaving a car flipped into the resulting hole. &gt;&gt; Flash flooding in Lake County prompts road closuresMount Dora&#8217;s mayor called the storm event rare and said there is extensive damage, but no injuries or fatalities were reported. Officials responded to several water rescues. Donnelly Street was destroyed and will likely be closed into 2026. Rain totals: Eustis &#8211; 19.70 inchesMount Dora &#8211; 17.86 inches Flooded streets in EustisMount DoraPouring rain in nearby Apopka Road closures in Lake CountyLimit Avenue at Donnelly Street and Wolf Branch Road from Britt Road to Round Lake Road in Mount Dora experienced significant washouts following Sunday night&#8217;s flooding, a city and county spokesperson shared.Road closures at U.S. 441 at Wolf Branch Road were also reported, according to county officials.Meanwhile, in Eustis, Abrams Road at Orange Avenue and Waycross Avenue at Abrams Road are dealing with road closures.Why did Eustis get so much rain? Brevard CountyBrevard County also saw significant rain Sunday night, with totals of: Port St. John &#8211; 15.75 inchesTitusville &#8211; 14.67 inchesPort Canaveral &#8211; 14.42 inches\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tEUSTIS, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; Eustis officials to share flooding update at 4:30 p.m. Stream it live in the player above<\/p>\n<p>More than 19 inches of rain fell in parts of Lake County on Sunday night, causing road closures and major flooding.  <\/p>\n<p>Several roads were washed out, one leaving a car flipped into the resulting hole. <\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <a id=\"text-ee9391b5-c910-453b-9f7e-615d295b5716\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/flooding-lake-county-mount-dora-eustis\/69160439\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flash flooding in Lake County prompts road closures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mount Dora&#8217;s mayor called the storm event rare and said there is extensive damage, but no injuries or fatalities were reported. <\/p>\n<p>Officials responded to several water rescues. <\/p>\n<p>Donnelly Street was destroyed and will likely be closed into 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Rain totals: <\/p>\n<p>Eustis &#8211; 19.70 inchesMount Dora &#8211; 17.86 inches <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"road closures and flooded streets to avoid in brevard, lake counties\" title=\"Road closures and flooded streets to avoid in Brevard, Lake counties\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fa35a388-a850-489f-944e-4919733c67c2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"flooding rains\" title=\"Flooding rains\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/graphic-10272025041106-1-68ff6675a87cb.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Flooded streets in Eustis<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis content is imported from YouTube.<br \/>\n\tYou may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mount Dora<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis content is imported from Facebook.<br \/>\n\tYou may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis content is imported from Facebook.<br \/>\n\tYou may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.\n<\/p>\n<p>Pouring rain in nearby Apopka<br \/>\nRoad closures in Lake County<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"\ufeffSeveral roads washed out after torrential rain in Lake County on Sunday\" title=\"\ufeffSeveral roads washed out after torrential rain in Lake County on Sunday \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-image-2025-10-27t113134-585-68ff908e8ab4a.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tChopper 2\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral roads washed out after torrential rain in Lake County on Sunday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Limit Avenue at Donnelly Street and Wolf Branch Road from Britt Road to Round Lake Road in Mount Dora experienced significant washouts following Sunday night&#8217;s flooding, a city and county spokesperson shared.<\/p>\n<p>Road closures at U.S. 441 at Wolf Branch Road were also reported, according to county officials.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Eustis, Abrams Road at Orange Avenue and Waycross Avenue at Abrams Road are dealing with road closures.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" title=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-image-2025-10-27t112244-846-68ff8ef50430b.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" title=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-image-2025-10-27t112306-193-68ff8ef502755.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" title=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-image-2025-10-27t112229-919-68ff8ef508b53.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" title=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-image-2025-10-27t112215-073-68ff8ef508dd5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" title=\"Flooded roads in Lake County on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-image-2025-10-27t112255-120-68ff8ef50b11d.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Why did Eustis get so much rain? <\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis content is imported from Twitter.<br \/>\n\tYou may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.\n<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many folks asking why did we get so much rainfall last night. We had a slow moving warm front lifting nirthward, deep tropical moisture and a weak sterring flow that created the setup for this heavy rainfall event. Flood watches are up today as more heavy rain may fall. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/weshwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#weshwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SM5D7PMFXD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SM5D7PMFXD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Mainolfi (@TMainolfiWESH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMainolfiWESH\/status\/1982826517391458679?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brevard County<\/p>\n<p>Brevard County also saw significant rain Sunday night, with totals of: <\/p>\n<p>Port St. John &#8211; 15.75 inchesTitusville &#8211; 14.67 inchesPort Canaveral &#8211; 14.42 inches<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&gt;&gt; Eustis officials to share flooding update at 4:30 p.m. Stream it live in the player aboveMore than&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[17621,17620,17618,14477,17616,17053,28,30,29,17240,17623,2174,17617,3574,3323,1279,8825,17619,17622,1045],"class_list":["post-22793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-14-67","tag-central-florida-photos","tag-central-florida-sunday-night","tag-eustis","tag-eustis-florida-rain-flooding","tag-flash-flooding","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-inch","tag-inch-brevard-countybrevard-county","tag-lake-county","tag-lake-county-florida-rain","tag-part","tag-photo","tag-rain","tag-road-closure","tag-road-closurestotal","tag-significant-rain-sunday-night","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793","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=22793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}