OCALA, Fla. — Flood concerns continued to rise in Ocala Friday following several days of severe weather that started on Tuesday.

What You Need To Know

  • Flooding concerns continue in Ocala after this week's severe weather
  • City officials said a duplex has been flooded and the Red Cross is helping to relocate families affected

  • Residents who lived in the building said the flooding started on Tuesday, but got progressively worse with the rain

City officials said the extreme weather contributed to flooding in certain roads and areas that aren’t normally impacted.

Officials say the city got about 5 inches of rain in two hours on Tuesday.

When asked about the widespread flooding, Ocala Communications Manager Ashley Dobbs sent Spectrum News a statement that said:

“The conveyance systems are designed to handle a 10 year 24 hour storm. So, because of the short duration they were unable to keep up with the volume of water, which caused much of the localized flooding."

Officials reported a duplex has been flooded and the Red Cross was helping to relocate the families affected at The Hudson in Ocala.

The homes don’t appear to be in danger, but a few feet away you can see what appears to be a lake. But, it’s not a lake, it’s all a flooded area. Two cars were partially flooded in the storms.

Neighbors that lived there said the flooding began on Tuesday, but it’s gotten progressively worse with the continued storms.

Lakeshia Hills, who has lived at The Hudson for seven years, said water flooded up to her front door and water is leaking to her carpet.

Hills said she’s jumped back and forth in buildings because of flooding concerns. She’s seen people stuck in their homes, with water coming inside.

“It’s heartbreaking actually to see it happen again,” said Teresa Piccirillo who’s lived at The Hudson for several years and also moved to higher ground.

She said flooding is common in that area. She used to live in the duplex where families were evacuated due to these flood waters and moved out previously due to concerns.

“After it was all renovated and fixed up, they wanted to know if I wanted to go back there again, and I said no," she said. "I mean once was enough, I knew it was probably going to happen again."

Piccirillo said she hasn’t witnessed flooding like this in years.

“If they don’t try to get more of this to go somewhere, it’s just going to keep happening,” she said.