Yesterday when fwc officers gave us a tour, some of the currents Strong Enough were told to sweep you away. Were also looking at families struggling to get around. No choice but to wade through the flooded streets. And that water not clean at all. As far as why some people refuse to leave we spoke to one woman who lives down the street here. Said her home is not flooded yet. They are going to try and wait water, good news, its starting to subside, were down a little but Officials Say it could be up to one week before everybody can get back safely in their homes here in this community. Live in pasco county, james tully, abc action news. As the cleanup process continues Hernando County is offering some help with it. The waist department there is offering curbside storm debris removal in coastal Communities Center in spring hill will also be open 9 00 to 5 00. Governor rick scott is sending extra help to tallahassee to help get the power back on after hermine. More than 50,000 people are
Dangerous rip currents along the atlantic beaches. Right now urging people to be careful, listen to your lifeguards. Reporter new Jersey Governor Chris Christie warning of lingering danger from what forecasters are now calling post Tropical Cyclone hermine. Rip currents are going to get fairly aggressive before you see any other type of outward manifestations. Reporter millions are expected to continue to feel the effects as itomy enders up the eastern meanders up eastern seaboard. Sunday night they said it was moving out to sea east of ocean city maryland, where residents were cautionedded no to be fooled by the apparent improvement in weather. The wind goes away, rain stops but rip currents. That is our biggest concern because thats when people think its safe to go back in and thats when it is most dangerous. Reporter the Tropical Storm warning had been cancelled but for active for areas including there could be significant challenges but not limited to loss of power, flooding and tr
Averages and overnight low averages getting a little bit lower now, cooler with high temperatures this afternoon right where they should be for this time of year. We have some moisture left over, you can kind of see that in the morning. When you have a satellite and radar perspective where youre already seeing moisture on top of the state gives you an idea of what is going to happen through the afternoon. So showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop but to the north there is some dry air, you cant see it on that view but you see the orange hues. Well talk into that beginning tomorrow and that will our rain chances 20 to 30 . For today were still looking at a pretty good coverage between 1 00 and 5 00 so if you have outdoor plans just keep in mind were going to see showers and storms and there will be some lightning with these as well. So if you hear thunder you want to get the kids inside from the pool. Before we get into the storms though well have plenty of sunshine early on
Their homes as mandatory evacuations remain in effect. Anchor james tully is live there now. You found some people who are refusing to leave. Reporter i talked to a couple of people this morning that say their homes are within a couple of inches of taking on water and because they didnt they stuck around. I want to show you, you see somebody try to work through elfers parkway here. You can see the water flowing. There people can get home. Not so much here but some spots the current is so strong it can sweep you away. Further down the parkway, footage from yesterday, you can see water much higher, families forced to use canoes to get back and forth or wade through water that is not very clean. Many have gone through this before and that could be a reason mandatory evacuations are not enough to get them to vacate their property. There are people that live here, most of their lives. They know what the river does. Thats why a lot of people dont leave. Reporter fwc was patrolling yesterday
It was a big night for Jasper Firefighter Jacob Garrison. At the Jasper Fire Department s Annual Banquet & Awards Ceremony, Garrison was chosen by his colleagues as the Firefighter of