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In Your Words: Road Flooding in West Pasco

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Reports of road flooding are pouring in as readers note the local effects of Tropical Storm Debby.

The  Pasco County Sheriff's Office has received numerous calls about severe flooding in the West Pasco area. The Pasco County Emergency Operations Center has been activated, and the Mike Fasano Hurricane Shelter on Denton Avenue in Hudson has been opened up "for those citizens who are experiencing flooding and wish to evacuate," according to the Sheriff's Office.

There aren't any mandatory evacuations at this time.

I went out and got a shot of reported flooding on Seven Springs Boulevard. It looks rough, with the street submerged in the area south of the road's intersection with 54, near the flagpole at the entrance to Veterans Village, and vehicles crating large spray in their wake.

Daphne Thorson alerted me to flooding on Sevens Springs Boulevard. She wrote in an email: 

Flooding on Seven Springs Blvd is worse since the county "fixed it" and ruined our drainage. We were promised repair last July - what happened? Pumps are not keeping up with rainfall. The median and sidewalks are under water today and the rain is expected to continue for two more days. Cars are stalling out one after the larger trucks are creating "waves" that are frightening the home owners since the water is getting too close for comfort.

Here's what other folks are saying about driving conditions in West Pasco.

Around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Melissa Krpal of Greenwood Street in New Port Richey writes on her Facebook page that a tornado came through her neighborhood.

She wrote:

"It was the tornado that touched near Gulf High, we watched it come through. It was pretty freaky, all you could see was just white and debris flying every where; watched two transformers explode. We were standing in the living room wondering if was going to turn our way.School Rd is completely flooded (actually right now as I am typing this - yes still sitting in my front living room - two people are kayaking down School Rd), there are two houses that we can see where the roofs were ripped off; thankfully they aren't occupied. All the streets around here are flooded. We are pretty much stuck. Various cops have been driving by and checking on everyone. It is definitely a mess over here."

Her house is OK.

Fred kennedy

5:56 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Flora has stranded cars, wake from cars are rolling into peoples homes, also the south part of grand is unusable, my street mosaic off grand in also severe

Jon Boat

5:59 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Seven Springs, Northbound before Oldgate Circle is flooded.

Amy Dunsmore

6:11 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Heath drive in port richey is completely submerged

Mary O'Benar, 7:35 a.m. Monday, June 25, who lives on a section of the Pithlachascotee River on River Ridge Road

Upriver, the water is more than 3 feet higher over normal, and the end of this block is completely underwater. Across the street, one house has a broken window from a big tree limb, and flying debris broke a car windshield. My backyard is full of big ripped up tree limbs. Branches are covering the dock and have crushed part of the chain link fence.

My new neighbors have the saddest damage-- they'd just this week installed a hot tub, very nice screen house and a great deal of privacy fence. The screen enclosure traveled 5 houses before it landed, plus their expensive new fencing is wobbling like a drunken sailor.

Rob Marlowe, who lives across street from Cotee River, 7:22 a.m. Monday, June 25. He has a store downtown.

I live across the street from the Cotee River and we are high and dry.  I'm headed to the store shortly to survey the damage there.

I live across the street from the Cotee River and we are high and dry.  I'm headed to the store shortly to survey the damage there.

Got photos? Upload them here. Do you know of another road that's flooded? Let us know in the comments section.


Related Topics: Tropical Storm Debby

Christina

7:50 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Both ends of Congress are flooded...South end is worse, there is a car stuck in the middle of the road and the water is up to their windshield! Ridge Road is also flooded...Little road is now blocked off by the corner of Ridge by police....and for get Massachusetts Ave it's flooded up to people's homes!

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Larry James

10:09 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Several houses on Highland LP, New Port Richey off 54 are currently flooded, with 18 or more inches of water in the homes.

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TBL35

11:00 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012

The low part of Idlewild Street is flooded like I've never seen and I've lived here 10 years. Definitely in people's houses. There were a lot of City vehicles here earlier but there's nothing that can be done.

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Gary D

7:25 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

Any news about flooding in Gulf Harbors subdivision?

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Julie Zerance

7:57 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

All roads leading to Little Road out of Riverside Village are flooded. The water is too deep to pass through and reach Little.

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Cyndy

9:40 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

I live in pasco county by becon woods. The flooding was so quick within 20the mins we had a foot of water in our house. I drive a large truck and could not even get out of my neighborhood to get to the area that was transporting people to saftey. 911 was not taking calls. Its a shame that our county is not prepared to handle a disaster. The news channels should have talked about the areas that could transfer people to saftey, i never heard it once. Bay news 9channels is so focused on tampa and polk they never knew the damage to uae in pasco.

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Marianne Dankner

1:22 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I couldn't agree more. I've heard more from word of mouth and seen with my own eyes than what Bay News 9 is telling me. I wrote to them telling them about a lot of the roads closed. I would like to say the Osceloa Dr. at the bridge between Star Trail (The road by the animal farm) and Arrow(head?) has a raging river coming across it. I drove through it in my little Chevy Truck, I do not advise driving through it. When I came to come back through it was a much stronger current, the whole bridge and more of the road is like this in that one section. I'm worried that the bridge is going to get wiped out. So please don't go through it.

JS

10:39 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

Any word on the area around Adams and Pennsyvania Aves? Thanks for any info.

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Daphne

10:44 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

Just have been alerted that there is a water main break on Seven Springs Blvd and water in the section from Gorman towards 54 will be turned off. I am filling up pots. Road still closed to traffic.

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Jeanne Lara

12:49 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012

And did you know your homeowners policy does NOT cover this. Only a flood policy in force will cover this kind of damage. Do you have one?

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carolyn walkowiak

4:36 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012

How are the other streets in Vets. Village? I know the Blvd. can be expected to flood, it usually does. They work on it but it's never finished and I've been living there for 21 years. I'd appreciate any info.

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Bob

5:31 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012

Anyone know about flooding at Ja-Mar Park (south)? I'm in Ohio and don't know if my place (on I Street) is under water. Thanks!

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Steve G.

10:25 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012

Can anybody explain to me how the Cottee River tide has been super high and going out for 3 days ???

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Frank Frey

5:58 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Frank
Most of the Mill Run subdivision is inundated with water. Streets are under a couple of feet of water and many houses have water in them. Also, highway 54 is shut down with flooding between Rowan Road and old CR 54.

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Mark

6:46 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Good news Obama called gov Scott an said help is on the way

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Denise Mills

12:02 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Does anyone know about Betula Dr or Hollyridge Drive, off of Massachusetts Dr. We live in Kentucky and have family that lives on those streets, have not been able to reach them. Has that area been evacuated?

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Rick

10:32 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Does any one have information on Regency park. Has it flooded?

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