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VIDEO: People rescued after torrential rain, flooding in Kissimmee
A massive utility truck helped carry people to safety after significant flooding in Kissimmee, Florida following torrential rain from Hurricane Ian.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Hurricane Ian left many areas of Florida underwater after making landfall on Wednesday afternoon. The system – which reached Category 4 hurricane strengthen – is now a tropical storm but continued to drench Central Florida as it tracked across the state.
Rescue efforts were underway after many residents got trapped in flooded roadways and stranded in vehicles. On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the devastation a "500-year flood event."
Flooding in Kissimmee
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Kissimee flooding: Drone video shows extent of flooding after Hurricane Ian
Drone video shows the extent of flooding in Kissimmee after Hurricane Ian drenched the area during the overnight hours.
Lake Eola floods into downtown Orlando
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Hurricane Ian flooding causes Orlando's Lake Eola to overflow
Downtown Orlando experienced flooding from Hurricane Ian. Several downtown-area lakes were flowing over their banks on Thursday including the city's iconic Lake Eola.
Hurricane Ian floods Disney World hotel in Florida
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Hurricane Ian floods Disney World hotel in Florida
A Disney World hotel guest took video of the flooding outside the Swan and Dolphin Resort as Hurricane Ian lashed Orlando, Florida. Ian has since downgraded to a tropical storm. (Credit: JaiHawkFly)
Central Florida neighborhoods see significant flooding
A damaged traffic light leans into the road in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida on September 28, 2022. Flooding along Orange Ave. in the SODO neighborhood in Downtown Orlando following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022 Flooding on Orlando City streets left this driver stuck on Lake Shore Drive and North Mills Avenue after the high winds and rain from Hurricane Ian passed through Orlando, Florida, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Flooding at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022. Flooding at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022. Flooding in Orange County following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022. Flooding in Orange County following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022. Flooding in Orange County following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022. Flooding in Orange County following Hurricane Ian, Sept. 27, 2022. 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(Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A car in seen abandoned in a flooded road due to heavy rains from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A man carries a can of gasoline to his home in a neighborhood flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) People wade through flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 29: A neighborhood remains flooded after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 29: In this aerial view, a neighborhood remains flooded near downtown after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 29: In this aerial view, cars sit in floodwater near downtown after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A traffic signal pole and a tree limb litter the road due to winds from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in downtown Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A car in seen abandoned in a flooded road due to heavy rains from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A car in seen abandoned in a flooded road due to heavy rains from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: A street sign stands in a road flooded by heavy rain from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding in Central Florida as it crossed through the state after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) TOPSHOT - People paddle by in a canoe next to a submerged Chevy Corvette in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) A couple wade through flood water on a sidewalk in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) People pull a canoe as a woman paddle boards through the flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) TOPSHOT - People canoe on a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 29: A car sits in floodwater after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) This aerial taken on October 1, 2022 shows a flooded neighborhood following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. - Deadly Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, was still dumping rain on parts of the country early Saturday, but was beginning to wind down after walloping Florida. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) This aerial taken on October 1, 2022 shows a flooded neighborhood following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. - Deadly Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, was still dumping rain on parts of the country early Saturday, but was beginning to wind down after walloping Florida. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) TOPSHOT - Clouds are reflected on a flooded street with submerged cars in the Orlovista neighborhood following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. - Deadly Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, was still dumping rain on parts of the country early Saturday, but was beginning to wind down after walloping Florida. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) This aerial view shows a man walking to retrieve some of his belongings from his flooded house in the Orlovista neighborhood following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) This aerial view shows a flooded street in the Orlovista neighborhood following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. - Shocked Florida communities counted their dead Saturday as the full scale of the devastation came into focus, two days after Hurricane Ian tore into the coastline as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) Hacienda Village, a 55-plus manufactured homes community in Winter Springs, Florida, saw major flooding from Hurricane Ian, with roadways still under water on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: Edgar Soriano wades through water in his neighborhood after picking up items from his home which was flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm caused widespread flooding in several areas of Orlando after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: Chris Barton takes a photo of a sinkhole that caused a section of road and sidewalk to collapse outside his neighborhood due to rain from Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm caused widespread flooding in several areas of Orlando after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: Water reflections of a home and a car are seen in a neighborhood that was flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm caused widespread flooding in several areas of Orlando after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: Residents walk through a neighborhood that was flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm caused widespread flooding in several areas of Orlando after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: An abandoned car is seen in a road that was flooded by rain from Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The storm caused widespread flooding in several areas of Orlando after making landfall in the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Florida man kayaks across flooded Orlando neighborhood
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Florida man kayaks across flooded Orlando neighborhood
Hurricane Ian -- which is now a tropical storm -- caused massive flooding across Central Florida. Rescue efforts are underway in several counties. One man living in Ventura Country Club in Orlando decided to kayak across the floods.
Boat washes up into front yard of Florida home during Hurricane Ian
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VIDEO: Boat washes up into front yard of Florida home during Hurricane Ian
Incredible video shows a boat that washed up onto someone's yard in Cape Coral, Florida as the area dealt with massive flooding from Hurricane Ian.
'Mystery' critter washes up in Florida resident's yard during Hurricane Ian
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VIDEO: 'Mystery' critter washes up in Florida resident's yard during Hurricane Ian
What is that? Video shows a creature swimming around the yard of a Melbourne, Florida resident during Hurricane Ian.
Reverse storm surge: Hurricane Ian pulls water from Tampa Bay
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Time-lapse video: Hurricane Ian pulls water out of Tampa Bay waterways
Strong winds from the storm – even though its eye is about 200 miles away from Tampa Bay as of 9 a.m. – are pushing water out of the bays and bayous, including Hillsborough Bay along Bayshore Boulevard and the Intracoastal areas in Pinellas County.
Flooding in East Orange County, near Alafaya Trail
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VIDEO: Flooding from Hurricane Ian around Orange County, Florida
Video from the Orange County Sheriff's Office's helicopter shows the extent of the flooding and damage following Hurricane Ian. The video was captured on Sept. 30, and released on Oct. 3. OCSO said it was taken near Alafaya Trail, Dean Road, Lake Underhill Road and Rouse Road.