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Central Fla. Waits Anxiously As Storms Loom

Flooded Areas Hoping Storms Will Steer Clear

POSTED: 3:41 pm EDT September 4, 2008
UPDATED: 6:50 pm EDT September 4, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna may miss Central Florida with its worst wind and rain, but people flooded by Fay are watching every storm in the pipeline with a certain amount of anxiety.

In the area near Lake Harney, the St. John's River crested Monday, and has gone down a few inches since.

Video: Flooded Areas Wait Anxiously As Storms Loom

Over in Sanford, Lake Monroe's not supposed to crest until the weekend, according to officials.

In Volusia County, both Deltona and DeBary continue to pump floodwater hoping to get a few dry days before the next storm hits.

DeBary has pumped enough water that county crews can now attempt to build a sandbag dam around the sewer system to keep floodwater out and toilets working.

Marge McNichols said DeBary has gained quite a bit of ground, lowering a flooded area by a foot or more.

"It was horrible before, much worse than I have ever seen," McNichols said.

Meanwhile, people keep preparing for the worst. Anything that interrupts days of sunny, dry weather will be a problem.

Dry days allow DeBary to keep pumping millions of gallons of water a day and gaining ground.

"Certainly we are doing our best. We have all our pumps out and functioning," Alan Williamson said.

Kathryn Davis said Deltona is pumping her yard and the storm drains are still full.

Mosquitoes are an issue all over the place. Trap numbers in Seminole County are four or five times higher in the past few days.

The county is trying to spray by truck at night by air when winds allow them to.

Sc Johnson, the makers of OFF! bug spray, will be giving away free bottles of the repellent for mosquito relief. To obtain a bottle, call the Second Harvest Food Bank at 407-295-1066.

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