FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Paddleboards and canoes became the method of travel after heavy rains inundated at least one road in St. Lucie County on Thursday.
The flooding occurred on Shorewinds Drive on North Hutchinson Island, just east of Little Jim Bridge Park.
At least one car was stalled on the road after it became stuck in the floodwaters.
St. Lucie County sheriff's deputies showed up to help the driver who risked driving through the floodwaters but got trapped.
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Some vehicles were driving through the floodwaters while others didn't take any chances and turned around.
Deborah Shanaman was headed home and was one of many drivers who was forced to turn around. However, she said even the detours were flooded.
"So, how are you going to get home?" asked WPTV reporter Joel Lopez.
"I don't know," Shanaman said. "Maybe I'll go have dinner and let it go down."
Kristen Bowman said she has lived in the area for four years and this heavy rain was the worst that she had seen.
"It was raining like crazy. We looked out over the fence. We came out here [and saw the water] and we're like, 'This isn't even hurricane season,'" Bowman said. "My house is going to be underwater if we have a Category 1 hurricane. There's no room for the water to go."
Another neighbor that WPTV spoke to said the same situation happened during Wednesday's storms.
"I've never seen it flood this bad," Bowman said. "This is worse than any hurricane since I've been here, and we've had a couple of big storms."
