Treasure Coast communities continue to struggle with flooding

Treasure Coast communities continue to struggle with flooding

Several Treasure Coast neighborhoods are still dealing with flooding on Tuesday following days of downpours.

BIT, BUT THEY WERE ANUNWELCOME SIGHT IN MANY MARTINCOUNTY NEIGHBORHOODS THATCONTINUE TO DEAL WITH FLOODINGISSUES.

WPTV TREASURE COASTREPORTER JON SHAINMAN EXPLAINSHOW ITPROBLEM.(PKG) THESE PICTURES WESEEN FOR MONTHS IN HOBE SOUND.BUT RECENTLY, FLOODINGCONCERNS HAVE EXPANDED& ANDTHIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM STARTSOUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY.

(NAT)TUESDAY MORNING, WALTON ROADIN PORT ST.

LUCIE WAS CLOSEDBETWEEN INDIAN RIVER DRIVE ANDGREEN RIVER PARKWAY.

A FEWINCHES OF STANDING WATERREMAINED ACROSS THE ROADWAY.“SO WHEN THERETHE SAVANNAS IN ST.

LUCIECOUNTY, IT TAKES A FEW DAYSFOR THE PROBLEM TO SURFACE INMARTIN COUNTY.

(DISSOLVE) LIKEHERE IN JENSEN BEACH ALONGWARNER CREEK WHICH YOU CAN SEEIS FILLED TO THE BRIM”) (“WECOULDNHAVE A SMALL CAR”) ALICE NAPPSAYS SHETHIS BAD ONCE IN THE PASTYEARS.

(“I THINK ITLIFE BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAINWEALL THIS RAIN, WE WOULDNHAVE THIS”) (NAT) JENSENBEACH BOULEVARD ALSO HAD LANECLOSURES TUESDAY WITH WATERACROSS THE ROAD.

(“USUALLY ITTAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS ANDWEPEAK WATER ELEVATION YET”)PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JIMGORTON SAYS THEYWITH ST.

LUCIE COUNTY TOMONITOR GAUGES IN THE SAVANNASAND GO OVER THE POSSIBLE NEXTSTEPS.

(“IN THE IMMEDIATEAREA WHERE WARNER CREEK IS OUTOF ITS BANKS, THEREWE CAN DO EXCEPT MAKE SURE THEDOWNSTREAM STRUCTURES ARE OPENAND FLOWING”) THE COUNTYCONTINUES TO OPERATE UNDER ALOCAL EMERGENCY AND IS PUMPINGSOME WATER IN JENSEN LIKE ITHAS BEEN IN HOBE SOUND.

(“WEFAR EXCEEDED OUR ANNUALRAINFALL ALREADY THIS YEAR SOWETHAT ARE NEW TO ME AND IBEEN WITH THE COUNTY 17YEARS”) IF YOU NEED TO REPORTFLOODING PROBLEMS, THE COUNTYHAS SET UP A STORMWATERHOTLINE.

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