An already waterlogged Charlotte County is expected to get 6-8 inches of rain from a storm forecasted next week, causing some residents to be concerned about flooding.
On Wednesday evening, a storm dropped 3-4 inches of rain in Port Charlotte, causing isolated flooding in some neighborhoods.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on storm preparation as heavy rains are expected for Charlotte County:
“A little worried”: More rain heading for waterlogged Charlotte County
“We thought ‘hey this is going to be a quick storm’, well it didn’t stop,” said Tom Dorsch who lives on Sistena Street. “Water, I mean just started filling the street very quickly and the water kept rising.”
Dosch told Fox 4 his home is elevated, so he is more concerned for how his neighbors will handle next week’s predicted rains.
National Weather Service.“The next storm coming in is going to bring twice as much rain as we got last night and yesterday,” said Dorsch. “I can’t imagine what it’s going to do to this area with the water being in the ground at surface level, it won’t go down, so we’re a little worried.”