Tropical Storm Colin causes flooding fears in Volusia County

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Tropical Storm Colin brought a lot of rain to Central Florida, and as the clouds darkened, residents in Port Orange told Eyewitness News they were worried about flooding.

Pumps were brought out and placed in several areas around the city that are prone to flooding, but by 11 p.m., there wasn’t enough rain to force the city to turn the pumps on.

Many residents took advantage of sandbags and placed them around their homes to prevent water from coming inside.

“They are saying, 'a little bit.' We got a lot of rain a couple of years ago within a smaller time period, so hopefully not,” said resident Jenna Jones.

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Heavy rain flooded cars and dozens of homes in 2014.

An investigation conducted by the city in 2014 found two public works employees failed to open a flood tide gate in the area of Dunlawton Avenue and Spruce Creek Road in Port Orange, and retention ponds were not pumped out.

A Port Orange employee said there have not been any problems with the gate since.

Residents recalled the flooding, and hoped to not have a repeat.

“The only time it was the worst, the water made it to the front area right here and it flooded the back and made it underneath the house, and I had to replace the duct work and everything,” said resident Robert Bennett.

Due to an electrical malfunction, the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Daytona Beach, commonly known as the Orange Avenue/Silver Beach Avenue Bridge, closed Monday afternoon.

A well-signed detour will be in place, and motorists headed to and from the beach should use the International Speedway Boulevard (U.S. 92) Bridge.

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