- December 24, 2024
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On Saturday Oct. 1, many residents in Flagler Beach and Palm Coast still found themselves inconvenienced by Hurricane Ian flood waters.
In Palm Coast's Woodland area, residents saw flooding similar to Irma. One resident who didn't want to be named said the water they saw in Ian was the same kind as from Irma, just without the sewage smell.
"Nothing was done to maintain the water problem here," she said.
Ralph Esposito in the 40 block of Black Alder Drive said he and his family evacuated before the storm. A few hours after he returned home, he said the water had gone from the bottom of the driveway to halfway up it.
"We had to move the cars," he said. His wife Ivette Esposito said they had to stop using their bathroom in the front of the house because it started bubbling with all the water.
Jackie Sasso, who lives with her boyfriend Rob Plympton on North Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach, said their house was just rebuilt after Irma. She said they were thankful it wasn't worse, even with the intracoastal filling her backyard.
"We were lucky," she said, hand over her heart.
Not all the news on Saturday was bad - Karen Barchowski, the owner of Sally's Ice Cream in Flagler Beach, was happy to report their store took only minor damage during the storm. While the air conditioning is out, Barchowski said, they have two window units and plenty of ice cream.
"We managed to save all the ice cream," Barchowski said.