Homes evacuated after ground washes out during torrential rain in Lake County
NEWS. THANK YOU. OUR CREWS WERE ALSO IN EUSTIS TODAY SPOTTING ROAD WASHOUTS AND SPEAKING WITH HOMEOWNERS ABOUT ALL THE FLOOD DAMAGE. WESH TWO DAVID JONES MET WITH THE PERSON WHO SAYS THIS FLOODING WAS WORSE THAN HURRICANES MILTON AND IAN. IT WAS FLOWING FASTER THAN THE WEKIVA RIVER RIGHT ACROSS OUR FRONT YARD. EUSTIS RESIDENT CHARLIE KALEB SHARED THESE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS OF SUNDAY’S FLOODING, INCLUDING WHAT HE SAYS WAS OVERFLOW FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. INSANE. AND I’M TALKING IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. HE TOOK US INSIDE HIS HOME WHILE A CREW WAS ON SCENE TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF REPAIRS. AND IT JUST KEPT FLOWING, KEPT FLOWING, KEPT FLOWING. IT WAS COMING IN UNDERNEATH THE THE WALL BY THE GARAGE. THE FLOODING WAS EXTENSIVE. THIS WAS JUST A FEW HOURS. THAT’S A LOT OF WATER. HE ESTIMATES ABOUT 18IN OF DRYWALL, AND ALL OF THE FLOORS WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HOME. THEY DO NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. HURRICANE MILTON. I’LL JUST SHOW THOSE GUYS HURRICANE MILTON DIDN’T EVEN COME UP THAT FAR OUT OF THE WETLANDS BACK THERE. AND HURRICANE IAN, EVEN LESS THAN THAT. THIS IS MORE WATER DAMAGE THAN BOTH OF THOSE TWO HURRICANES PUT TOGETHER IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. I MEAN, JUST A COUPLE HOURS. CHARLIE’S HOME IS RIGHT OVER THERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DAMAGE THAT ALL OF THIS RAINWATER HAD HERE ON HAZZARD AVENUE, COMPLETELY WASHING OUT THE ROAD, ALONG WITH THE SIDEWALK DOWN THE STREET ALONG MARIETTA LANE, A MASSIVE CRATER FORMED AND WASHED OUT A PORTION OF THE CUL DE SAC. VIEWER PICTURES AND VIDEOS SHOW A WASHOUT AT THE THREE WAY INTERSECTION OF MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, AND CREWS WORKED TO STABILIZE PRESCOTT STREET, WHERE ANOTHER WASHOUT OCCURRED JUST DOWN THE BLOCK FROM WHERE CHARLIE LIVES. IT’S THIS IS A NIGHTMARE COVERING LAK
Homes evacuated after ground washes out during torrential rain in Lake County
Updated: 7:37 PM EDT Oct 27, 2025
Chopper 2 was over Lake County on Monday morning, where a significant area of ground appears to be washed away just feet from several homes. WESH 2 has reached out to officials for details. Several homes have been evacuated while officials work to stabilize the banks. Lake County on Sunday night received more than a foot of rain, with some areas seeing 19 inches.
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —
Chopper 2 was over Lake County on Monday morning, where a significant area of ground appears to be washed away just feet from several homes.
WESH 2 has reached out to officials for details.
Several homes have been evacuated while officials work to stabilize the banks.
Lake County on Sunday night received more than a foot of rain, with some areas seeing 19 inches.
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Lake County says residents can call 352-253-9999 to report damage to their home and property.
