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Residents of the Park Lake Estates neighborhood in New Port Richey, Florida make their way down the flooded streets by foot, bicycle and car Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Even with all of the flooding ...
Residents in a New Port Richey neighborhood have been trapped in their homes for days as floodwaters from the Anclote River rose to deadly heights, leaving numerous roads impassable.
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday night, packing 120 mph winds as a Category 3 storm and bringing a new wave of destruction to an area already reeling from the ravages ...
The Pithlachascotee River, often called the Cotee or "Cootie" River, [1] [2] [3] is a blackwater river in Pasco County, Florida. Originating near Crews Lake , the river flows for over 23 miles (37 km) [ 4 ] to the south and west, flowing through the Starkey Wilderness Park before turning northwest through downtown New Port Richey , entering the ...
In New Port Richey, a car was crushed by a tree; a mobile home suffered the same fate in Dade City, as did a home in Croom-A-Coochee. [64] [65] [66] Effects along the western coast of Florida were limited with heavy rain and storm surge virtually non-existent; damage was estimated at $50,000. [67]
New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was counted at 16,728 in the 2020 census.
The Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge, Florida, blew away the old record of 34.7 feet set in 2017. The level reached 38.16 feet late on Oct. 12, due to Milton's torrential rainfall.
The Anclote River rose from 9 ft (2.7 m) to 27 ft (8.2 m), well above major flood stage, leaving surrounding areas in "head-deep" water. At least 106 homes in the county were damaged by flood waters. [23] Additionally, a tornado near New Port Richey caused major damage to five homes. [1]