Residents in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood that was severely impacted by historic flooding earlier this year were bracing for Wednesday’s round of heavy rain. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports
Residents in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood that was severely impacted by historic flooding earlier this year were bracing for Wednesday's round of heavy rain.
Heavy rainfall back in April caused historic flooding that damaged countless homes and left residents reeling in the devastation. A record 26 inches of rain fell at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Wednesday's rain event was described as a washout, worrying some residents in Fort Lauderdale's Edgewater neighborhood.
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Jennifer Linero, who lives on Southwest 31st Avenue, said the heavy rain this week has made her nervous after she lost everything in her home during the flooding in April. Several feet of water crept inside, and she and her family had to pack up and leave their home for a month.
"I feel nervous, really nervous," she said. "My car is here. My baby, my family is here. All the time, seeing the street. All the time I feel so nervous."
Linero showed us the watermarks still throughout her living room after several feet of water crept in.
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"The water kept coming up and up and up and up and stayed here," she said. "When I saw the water here, I said, no, I need to go."
When she came back, the damage caused by flooding destroyed everything.
"Clothes, everything... my bed," she said.
At least six pumps have been placed throughout different neighborhoods in the city, and police, fire rescue and city crews were on standby.
For now, Linero says her plan is to monitor the weather and hope history doesn’t repeat itself.
"I don’t want to lose everything," she said.
After the flooding in April, the Biden administration approved a disaster declaration that will allow for federal funding to help residents and businesses.
