State of emergency declared after storms collapse roads and leaves homes feet from destruction

CENTRAL FLORIDA — Heavy rainfall Sunday and overnight continued to flood roads Monday, forced the shutdown of streets in Lake, Brevard and Orange counties and even collapsed a road in Brevard County.

Lake County has declared a local state of emergency, and the Lake County Emergency Operations Center is now at Level 2 — Partial Activation to assist residents.

What You Need To Know

  • Some roads in Brevard, Lake and Orange counties are closed because of flooding rains Sunday and overnight
  • In some neighborhoods, cars in driveways are submerged in water
  • Vehicles are also stuck along the roadways in Lake County

Some of the Central Florida areas that reported the most rain, were as follows:

Brevard County

In Titusville, the southbound ramp for State Road 406 (exit 220) is closed Monday because of standing water. Florida Highway Patrol is urging drivers to take the exit before or after to reach their destination…

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