After devastating storms, portions of Phillippi Creek now have sandbars, with water so low that boats can't get through.

The urgency of the situation was underscored by comments from neighborhoods like Laurel Meadows and Southgate where homes were flooded during Hurricane Debby.

A breach discovered east of Interstate 75 combined with more than a foot of rain to brought catastrophic flooding to miles ...

Tiffany Laughlin, who has lived near Phillippi Creek since 1967, said the flooding has been unlike anything she has ever experienced. "I've never seen those waters come up over those sea walls ...