DELTONA, Fla. — Residents in Deltona are still feeling the impacts left behind by Hurricane Ian.

Numerous people are dealing with flooded roads, water damage to properties and debris that fills their yards.

"My friends came over yesterday to help clean up this mess," said resident Gary Randolph.

Randolph says he has weathered his fair share of strong storms after 36 years living in Deltona.

As he makes his way down what are the only dry portions of the street he lives on, he said he wondered if the lake behind his home would continue to rise.

"We have our stuff packed and ready to go," he said. "The highest I've ever seen is at the bottom of the shed."

Randolph said he and his wife have watched the water levels around their house closely over the last few days.

Their backyard flooded, but he said the inside of his home did not have any water damage. Unfortunately, others haven't been as lucky.

Lake Helen Osteen road looks more like a river than a place to drive since Hurricane Ian hit.

County crews have even placed do not cross signs in front of the water, but that hasn't stopped vehicles from taking the risk.

"I had a rain gauge before it blew off my post, and it was at 25.4 inches of rain," Randolph said. "I know we got more than that after that."

The floods are something he said he's never seen in his three decades of calling Deltona home.

He said he's even seen fish appear where they're not supposed to be.

"That's swimming in the neighbor's driveway," he said while showing a video of a bass swimming on his phone.

While he and his neighbors wait for the water to dry up, the power has come back on, but they said they'll move cautiously until they know it's completely safe from flooding.

"We just thank God the sun has been out the last couple of days too," Randolph said.