May 21: Homes, businesses and roads across Volusia and Flagler counties flooded today as relentless rains drenched the area for the third day in a row. Several homes in the Crane Lakes subdivision in Port Orange also were damaged overnight by high winds.The National Weather Service said this morning more than 11 inches of rain were recorded at Daytona Beach International Airport between 8 a.m. Monday morning and 8 a.m. today. And another 2.74 inches had fallen by 2 p.m., bringing the three-day total to almost 14 inches.Even larger rainfall totals were reported in some parts of Flagler County. Emergency Management technician Bob Pickering said downtown Bunnell has received 19 inches since Sunday and Haw Creek, in extreme western Flagler, got 16.5 inches. Other notable totals: 16 inches in Port Orange, 10.6 inches in DeLand and 7.05 in Ponce Inlet. Both counties are under a flood watch today. The rainfall totals in Flagler County already far exceed what the area got during Tropical Storm Fay last summer. Bunnell's total during that lingering storm, which caused extensive flooding in West Volusia, was 13.2 inches. That was the highest total in the county during Fay's slow-motion march across the area." Reference: http://ping.fm/cTEki
-- Posted By Breaking News to BN at 5/28/2009 05:55:00 PM
