JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The clean-up process continued Thursday for some businesses in San Marco and those along Philips Highway, impacted by Wednesday’s flooding.
One of those was Jessica, the owner of Row House Fitness Jacksonville.
“We had about two inches here, here and all the way through here, " Jessica said, as she was pointing to areas in the front of her shop.
Jessica said there was even water in the back where the fitness classes are conducted.
“The water was all circled right here,” Jessica said. “I believe our studio is probably slanted down.”
The business owner said it took her hours to clean up the water in her shop. She also noted the flooding they experienced Wednesday, is something she wasn’t prepared for.
“So that was, the rain coming in so fast and so much that was a big deal for us,” Jessica said. “LaSalle and San Marco usually flood but this was significant.”
And she wasn’t the only one dealing with the aftermath of the floods Thursday.
This bridal shop, located just doors down from her said they had some water enter their building as well.
Derek Pratt, one of the owners of Pratt Guys on Philips Highway, told News4JAX over the phone they had about an inch of water in the showroom and about two in their warehouse.
Both Pratt and Jessica said because of the flooding they had to alter how they conducted business Wednesday.
Pratt said he had to cancel some meetings and reschedule them for the future.
“We canceled classes early in the morning,” Jessica said. “We canceled classes at noon, we canceled classes in the evening and we even canceled classes this morning. So it was pretty significant for our members. “
News4JAX asked Jessica if canceling classes hurt her as a small business owner.
“We never want to do that,” Jessica said. “We want to be able to hold classes. I mean people pay us. So we want to be able to, for them to come in, able to experience class.”
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She also said she hopes that when it floods in the future, police shut down San Marco Boulevard, which is where her shop is located. That way no one can drive on it, because when they do, it creates waves that push more water into her shop.
“It’s a bad thing for us,” Jessica said.