MOUNT DORA, Fla – After getting hit with 17 inches of rain over the weekend, Mount Dora officials are now surveying the damage across the city.

News 6 went on an exclusive ride-along with Mount Dora Police Chief, Michael Gibson, on Tuesday.

During the ride-along our crew stopped at Waterman Village, Donnelly Street and Wolf Branch Road.

Both Donnelly Street and Wolf Branch Road were washed out as a result of the weekend’s flooding event, and a massive ravine was carved out just steps away from people’s homes in Waterman Village.

[VIDEO: Wolf Branch Road washed out after Sunday night’s storms in Mount Dora]

Gibson said about 21 homes had to be evacuated. He said they began getting people out on Sunday and the evacuations were officially ordered on Sunday.

“So, all these homes have be

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