Originally posted Sat, 2009-05-23 22:32
NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. The worst is behind us as the sun peeked through dark clouds on a seasonably warm Saturday afternoon. Work crews in New Smyrna Beach continue pumping excess rainwater from 19.43 inches of rain over the past six days. That's the third highest total in Volusia County.
Here are the hardest hit: ● Ormond Beach - 27.06 inches ● Daytona Beach Airport - 20.06 inches ● DeLeon Springs - 15.97 inches ● Edgewater - 15.82 inches ● Ponce Inlet - 15.65 inches ● DeLand - 12.29 inches ● Deltona - 13.43 inches
NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. New Smyrna Beach city employes work through driving rains Friday to pump water from side streets off Atlantic Avenue, including this one at Columbus.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Here is an update of the flooding situation in the city going into the weekend as provided by police spokesman Sgt. Michael Brouillette:
The current estimated residential / multi-family / commercial-stores / structure damage value is: $3,148,356.
FLOOD DAMAGE
* The City is continuing a damage assessment in the affected areas. As of 2:30 p.m., the assessment revealed that 52 structures appeared to be damaged by floodwater.
* Yard Flooding, 142
* Street Flooding, 96
* Building Flooding, 52
STREETS AFFECTED
* City Crews are manning or have managed pumps in the following locations:
Isleboro North Street and Fairmont Avenue, North Beach North Atlantic, 1400 Block North Atlantic & Esther North Atlantic & Lincoln Central Beach North Atlantic & Hope Ave, 800 Block North Atlantic & Florida 1st Ave (East End) 1st Ave (West End) Locust Street, 900 Block (east end) Locust Street, 300 Block (west end) Pine Street, 600 Block Goodwin Avenue, Goodwin & Ocean Avenue, Goodwin (South End), Canova Drive, 200 Block Cedar Avenue, Carol Avenue, Hope Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Jessamine Avenue Ocean Drive (Multiple), North Causeway Service Road to Desoto Drive.
PUMPS
As of noon Saturday, 18 eighteen pumps were operating in the affected areas. Some locations have multiple pumps in place.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following were some of our previous stories on the flooding
Governor declares state of emergency for Volusia, 8 other counties; flood damage $52M countywide
Posted Fri, 2009-05-22 18:41
By HENRY FREDERICK
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NSBNEWS.net photo by Sera Frederick. Sandbags aren't enough to keep excess rainwater out of this house off Atlantic Avenue.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Gov. Charlie Crist this afternoon declared a State of Emergency for the counties of Volusia, Flagler, Brevard, Seminole, Orange, Putnam, St. Johns, Clay and Duval.
Volusia has been hardest hit among the nine Central and North Florida Counties, with $52 million in property damage estimated by Volusia Property Appraiser Morgan Gilreath. Nearly 1,000 homes across from Volusia have been damaged by the flooding and portions of Daytona International Speedway are submerged in water. In New Smyrna Beach, 52 homes are damaged by flooding and the city is running 18 pumps around the clock to try and alleviate massive water build-up.
Crist signed executive order 09-126, making the affected counties hammered by five days of rain and resulting flooding, eligible for disaster aid. Crist also dispatched Division of Emergency Management Interim Director Ruben Almaguer to Volusia County where he was working with local emergency-management crews late this afternoon to review damages to homes, property and public facilities.
Crist has also spoken with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate regarding the flooding, according to his press office in Tallahassee.
FAST FACTS:
Here is an update of the flooding situation in the city going into the weekend as provided by police spokesman Sgt. Michael Brouillette:
The current estimated residential / multi-family / commercial-stores / structure damage value is: $3,148,356.
FLOOD DAMAGE
* The City is continuing a damage assessment in the affected areas. As of 2:30 p.m., the assessment revealed that 52 structures appeared to be damaged by floodwater.
* Yard Flooding, 142
* Street Flooding, 96
* Building Flooding, 52
STREETS AFFECTED
* City Crews are manning or have managed pumps in the following locations:
Isleboro North Street and Fairmont Avenue, North Beach North Atlantic, 1400 Block North Atlantic & Esther North Atlantic & Lincoln Central Beach North Atlantic & Hope Ave, 800 Block North Atlantic & Florida 1st Ave (East End) 1st Ave (West End) Locust Street, 900 Block (east end) Locust Street, 300 Block (west end) Pine Street, 600 Block Goodwin Avenue, Goodwin & Ocean Avenue, Goodwin (South End), Canova Drive, 200 Block Cedar Avenue, Carol Avenue, Hope Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Jessamine Avenue Ocean Drive (Multiple), North Causeway Service Road to Desoto Drive.
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NSB Mayor, interim city manager tour flooded neighborhoods
Posted Thu, 2009-05-21 20:59
By HENRY FREDERICK
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NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick. Photo at far left, David Hall, assistant street superintendent for New Smyrna Beach, updates Mayor Sally Mackay and Interim City Manager Khalid Resheidat on the flooding situation at Columbus and Atlantic on the beachside. With them are local residents Matt Wilson, Jimmy Johnston and Frank Dalton. In the photo above, Wilson walks through his front yard on Cedar Avenue.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayor Sally Mackay and interim City Manager Khalid Resheidat toured several flooded neighborhoods on the beachside during a lull in the rain this afternoon that has dumped 16.35 inches and counting.
Several nearby residents whose homes were invaded by water and whose streets were overrun with water were pleased not only to see city workers and their pumps, but also reassuring words from city officials who took the time to show they care.
"Nobody's hurt and everybody's helping," said Frank Dalton, 34, after Reshediat reiterated the city's mission of serving all of its affected residents in time of crisis.
"We've got the water under control now," he said, adding at least 40 employees with his Department of Public Works, the Parks and Recreation and the Golf Course, are on the job, nearly around the clock.
"What is amazing," the mayor added, "is that these city workers were here all night and some went home early this morning for a couple hours of sleep and then came back. What does this say about our employees? First class."
Not only were city employees out there, as well as police monitoring road closures, but neighbors were helping neighbors. "You do what you got to do," said Cedar Avenue resident Mat Wilson, who was assistig a couple of neighbors on nearby Columbus, both of which shot off Atlantic Avenue, just south of Flagler Avenue. "The whole back of my house is flooded, but helping friends and family is what it's all about."
Wilson, though, like his neighbors took the continuing drenching in stride. "We needed the rain, but not this much," he said. "(Tropical Storm Fay last year) didn't do anything like this."
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Several NSB roads flooded by heavy rains-- citizen information line, sandbags available
Posted Wed, 2009-05-20 23:22
By HENRY FREDERICK
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NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick. At left, this stretch of Atlantic and Florida on the beachside of New Smyrna Beach was closed overnight due to flooding. Below, a road closure at Columbus and Atlantic was established as well due to flooding. At both locales, city pumps were being utilized.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With more than a dozen inches of rain dumped on the region, if you don't have to drive, then don't. That's the advice of at least one New Smyrna Beach police officer on patrol tonight on the beachside. "It's not a bad idea to just stay home," said NSB cop Jason Reve.
On the mainland, the only significant road closure is the small Turnbull Bay Bridge, which is under water. On the beachside, several side roads are closed off due to flooding, including Columbus and Cedar avenues as well as a portion of Florida at South Atlantic.
With as much as 14 inches of rain dumped on Volusia County, according to the National Weather Service, many areas are flooded, though New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and Oak Hill are faring better than the greater Daytona Beach area.
A flood watch remains in effect throughout Volusia County as rain continues unabated, though it has slowed down during the early morning hours of Thursday.
The City of New Smyrna Beach has established the "Citizen Information" Line for calls and questions relating to the storm/flooding situation. Please call (386) 424-2114.
Also, sandbags are available for New Smyrna Beach residents at the Public Works office, 124 Industrial Park Ave. There is a 20-bag limit and you will need to bring a shovel. A photo ID will be required to verify address.
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National Weather Service issues a flood warning for NSB, other nearby cities
Posted Tue, 2009-05-19 20:38
By HENRY FREDERICK
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR..VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW SMYRNA BEACH...PORT ORANGE...PIERSON...OSTEEN...ORMOND BEACH...ORANGE CITY...DELTONA...DE LEON SPRINGS...DE LAND...DAYTONA BEACH... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
* AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM THE ATLANTIC ONSHORE ACROSS NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY. THIS BAND OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREAS ROUGHLY FROM DAYTONA BEACH AND ORMOND BEACH TO PIERSON AND BARBERVILLE. THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY AND AFFECT NEW SMYRNA BEACH...DELTONA AND DE LAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FLOODING OF ROADS...STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THESE LOCATIONS. SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER CAN MAKE MOST VEHICLES BUOYANT. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN! A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING NOW OR IS IMMINENT. --------------------------------------------------------------