Pensacola flooding today leaves people stranded and rescuers struggling to find for a road to pass as heavy flooding progresses.
Records of rainfall from the severe storm that caused deaths across the South eventually brought the Pensacola flooding today. According to the National Weather Service, more than five inches of rain fell on Tuesday in Pensacola in between 9 to10 in the evening. The flood continues which makes it named by the officials as the worst flood in Pensacola in 30 years.
According to the USA today, officials prompted the shutdown of the Interstate 10 at the Alabama-Florida state line as water level continue to increase which also eventually resulted to many people stranded in their cars. Officials also said that a 67 year-old woman drowned when her car was submerged into the flood water. Many car owners were also forced to abandon their vehicles since the flood water never cease.
Due to the increasing water levels, rescuers are having a difficult time to reach the affected areas. Moreover, the National Guard sent high-wheeled vehicles to initiate rescue while boats and jet skis were being moved into the streets to be used for aiding affected individuals brought by the Pensacola flooding today. Authorities were also planning to do aerial rescues since most of the roads are hard to pass.
Officials reported that they received about 30 calls for evacuation while 30,000 were out of power. Furthermore, it was also noted that about 65 inches is the average rainfall that Pensacola is receiving in a year while about 22 inches of rainfall has already poured by midmorning which eventually contributed to the Pensacola flooding today. Flood waters may possibly increase as one third of the annual rainfall has already poured in just one day.
Storms in the last four days hit hard in places like Arkansas' northern Little Rock suburbs and the Mississippi cities of Louisville and Tupelo. Arkansas recorded 15 deaths after a tornado blast while Mississippi has 12 deaths due to storms. Moreover, there is still no update on the death toll related to the Pensacola flooding today.
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