{"id":23128,"date":"2025-10-28T01:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/23128\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T01:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T01:41:14","slug":"historic-rainfall-event-causes-major-flooding-in-central-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/23128\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic rainfall event causes major flooding in Central Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A rare flooding event with a 1 in 1,000 chance occurred in Lake County and northern Brevard County on Sunday, with 15-19 inches of rain falling in just six hours.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8b0e9a609e4a17a7855d2713a31c6b81.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This deluge exceeded the rainfall from recent hurricanes in the Lake County area, leading to widespread flooding. Northern Brevard County also experienced significant flooding, with over a foot of rain since Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cb4d0d0b440887d326912e8596b3dea8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The heavy rainfall has caused the St. Johns River to rise, with minor flooding either occurring now or forecasted to occur later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Due to the slow recession of the river, flooding may persist for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6fe763b82bb06b32ba1766a99e5b4a84.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fortunately, much drier weather is expected to arrive by the weekend and continue beyond, potentially alleviating the flooding situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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