Overview
- Up to 19.70 inches of rain fell in Eustis and 17.86 inches in Mount Dora, prompting a National Weather Service flash flood emergency labeled a “particularly dangerous situation.”
- Infrastructure damage includes washed‑out roads in Mount Dora, reported sinkholes near Eustis, and widespread street flooding in Titusville, which remains under a local state of emergency.
- Mount Dora issued a precautionary boil‑water notice after a water line break, and school districts kept classes in session with absences excused for students unable to travel safely.
- Lake County opened multiple sandbag sites and the Red Cross began damage assessments, while Eustis officials plan to pump standing water over roughly eight days using state‑provided equipment.
- Flood watches and river warnings persisted into Monday as a cold front brings gradual improvement, and Disney Cruise Line adjusted itineraries due to Hurricane Melissa’s moisture feeding unsettled weather over Florida.