At least 38 roads were closed in Columbia County on Tuesday morning due to flooding caused by Tropical Storm Debby.
The area was bombarded with up to 10 inches of rain over 24 hours on Monday, triggering a Flash Flood Warning.
News4JAX spoke to Christopher Sampson who owns a rental property on Null Road in Lake City. On Tuesday, he and a friend were using kayaks to bring food to one of their friends on the road because there were feet of standing water in their way.
“He’s doing pretty good,” Sampson said of his stranded friend. “We’re taking up some food. He’s got his truck up by the road. He’s got a canoe to get out in an emergency, but, he’s down there. A lot of the people parked here actually live down there. So, they’re at their home, you know, trying to protect what they can at their home site.”
At a gas station near White Springs, Cathy Pearson and her husband were filling up on fuel for generators. They have been without power since Monday.
“The roads are very wet, very washed. So if you’re doing evacuate, you really have to be careful for something,” Pearson said.
The Columbia County Library Main Branch is closed on Wednesday due to storm damage.
Westside Elementary School Special Needs Shelter is also closing. Special Needs Shelter will now be available at Winfield Community Center. Call the CIC with your nonemergency questions at (386)719-7530.
And the water in the area is still rising. Officials said area rivers are set to crest in the coming days.
The county said bypassing barricades placed on closed roads poses significant safety risks and should not be attempted.
Below is a list of road closures as of 8 a.m. due to flooding caused by Debby. It’s unclear which of these roads have since reopened:
- Sisters Welcome / Cannon Creek- Road Closure with Detour
- Arrowhead
- Tommy Lites
- Watson/SR 47
- 1225 Parnell
- Giles Martin
- Lake Jeffrey / Union Park to County Line
- CR 252 / High Falls
- Falling Creek / Lassie Black
- Bascom Norris / Lake Jeffrey
- Herlong / SR 47
- Lower Springs Road (impassable)
- Sabre
- Dicks
- Cypress Lake
- Queen
- Troy
- Suwannee Valley / Parnell
- Arapahoe - culvert failed
- Myrtis
- Bert
- Plantation Stephen Foster
- April - Old Country Club
- Pounds Hammock
- 1324 Winfield
- Ace - 47
- Thomas Camp - 441
- Fairway
- Rogers - Family
- Marvin Burnett - 47
- Emerald Street
- Shady - Magical
- Hope Henry
- 10732 CR 240
- Churchill - English
- Thunder / White Springs
- Gum Swamp Rd.
- Wester/ Bun