Areas in Charlotte County and North Port flooded again Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
In some areas, 4 inches of rain fell from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
There was already standing water in Charlotte County and North Port. Once the rain stopped, the drainage was working hard.
It was “going crazy,” according to Charlotte County Communications Director Brian Gleason.
Only a few places Thursday had standing water and those spots tend to be problematic zones, Gleason said.
Water is stacking on top of floodwater, he said.
RECORD RAINFALL?
According to city officials, February through December of 2023 saw 49.02 inches of rainfall total.
From January to September this year, there has already been around 57.65 inches dumped on North Port.
Officials said the record amount of rainfall for a year in the area is 62 inches. That happened in 1922, more than a century ago, according to the National Weather Service.
If 5 more inches fall on the area, that record is reset.
There are still a few months left in the year, as well as a low-pressure system brewing in the Gulf of Mexico.