WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – Neighbors who live near Winter Spring’s Gee Creek said they are growing increasingly concerned about rising water levels.
Sal Scaglione lives on Holiday Lane along Gee Creek and showed the rising water in his backyard.
Scaglione recalled the flooding from Hurricane Ian in 2022, hoping it won’t happen again.
“The height of the windowsills going across into the patio, that is how far the water was. It never made it into those windows because they were high enough, but it went in through the sliding glass door, side bathroom door, and was all in the patio,” Scaglione said.
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With more rain in the forecast, residents like Daniel Tucker are worried about a repeat of Hurricane Ian’s flooding.
“Gee Creek was already at capacity, so when it was up so high, it had nowhere else to go, so the water level just raised rapidly,” Tucker said.
Tucker says he and his neighbors are closely monitoring the situation, hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.
“Watch Gee Creek, watch the water level. Move cars to higher ground. We lost every car we had last time, so we are watching it. Water tends to back up. Once we can’t see the road and there is water everywhere, we need to go to higher ground,” Tucker said.
The city of Winter Springs will begin offering self-serve sandbags at Central Winds Park from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and is limited to 15 bags per household.
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