FORT MYERS, Fla. – Photos and videos taken in Southwest Florida on Sunday showed homes, businesses and roads flooded as Tropical Storm Debby approached land.
Tropical Storm Debby is currently swirling in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend early Monday morning.
Meanwhile, many Floridians are bracing for the emergency backdrop and are already beginning to feel Debby’s impacts.
Images from Fort Myers Beach on Sunday showed roads disappearing under deep floodwaters, rapidly approaching businesses.
Also in Fort Myers Beach, a road in front of what appears to be an apartment building was completely flooded.
Heavy rain and strong winds pounded the palm trees surrounding the parking lot early Sunday morning.
The driver is also stranded and the vehicle needs to be towed.
For drivers on the roads, heavy rain makes driving hazardous. The image below shows the poor visibility drivers face.
On San Carlos Island, north of Fort Myers Beach, waters are already rising toward home entrances.
“At this point, we’re just sitting and watching. There’s not much else we can do,” said Justin Bell, who filmed the above video on Sunday afternoon.
Floridians should expect to feel Debby’s effects more and more as the storm approaches.
