Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral Florida is forecast to receive up to 5 inches of rain in the coming days, providing much-needed relief from drought conditions but raising concerns about urban flooding. Lake County is currently running 2 inches below normal rainfall for the year, with some areas up to 6 inches behind. Emergency Management Director Megan Milanese said the region\u2019s river levels are low, which allows the basin to handle more water. \u201cRight now, our river levels are incredibly low, and so there’s more stock, and there’s more capability for that basin to take more water,\u201d Milanese said. However, Milanese explained that drought-hardened ground could lead to challenges once the rain arrives. \u201cWe might see some of that rain just stay on the ground a little bit, which might cause some things like urban flooding and just a little bit more water where we might not otherwise see,\u201d she said. Milanese stressed the importance of residents understanding their flood risks and preparing accordingly. \u201cI think it’s important for folks to know the individual risk for their homes, their properties, and their residences, and they can look up, you know, floodplain maps and try to find out what that is, and make their plans accordingly,\u201d she said. She also emphasized the need for residents to ensure their flood insurance is up to date and to know how to receive emergency alerts from the county, especially with hurricane season approaching. \u201cThe rainfall, I think, is going to be very welcome. We just hope that it comes in a way that doesn’t cause impacts to our residents,\u201d Milanese said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tLAKE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Central Florida is forecast to receive up to 5 inches of rain in the coming days, providing much-needed relief from drought conditions but raising concerns about urban flooding. <\/p>\n
Lake County is currently running 2 inches below normal rainfall for the year, with some areas up to 6 inches behind. Emergency Management Director Megan Milanese said the region\u2019s river levels are low, which allows the basin to handle more water. <\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, our river levels are incredibly low, and so there’s more stock, and there’s more capability for that basin to take more water,\u201d Milanese said. <\/p>\n
However, Milanese explained that drought-hardened ground could lead to challenges once the rain arrives. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe might see some of that rain just stay on the ground a little bit, which might cause some things like urban flooding and just a little bit more water where we might not otherwise see,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Milanese stressed the importance of residents understanding their flood risks and preparing accordingly. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it’s important for folks to know the individual risk for their homes, their properties, and their residences, and they can look up, you know, floodplain maps and try to find out what that is, and make their plans accordingly,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
She also emphasized the need for residents to ensure their flood insurance is up to date and to know how to receive emergency alerts from the county, especially with hurricane season approaching. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe rainfall, I think, is going to be very welcome. We just hope that it comes in a way that doesn’t cause impacts to our residents,\u201d Milanese said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GULF OF SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THAT COMING UP AT 518. SEE THAT? TAKING A LIVE…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-285280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285280","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=285280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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