MOUNT DORA, Fla. – After the weekend’s sudden downpour devastated homes and roads in Lake County, it’s now causing a different type of damage for some.

The city saw around 17 inches of rain over the weekend.

The historic flooding caused a washout under Claire Ernst’s house, resulting in it being condemned — all while she’s just seven weeks away from giving birth.

[VIDEO: Officials survey flood damage after weekend deluge in Mount Dora]

“We just finished getting the nursery ready on Sunday and so I was really hopeful that we would be back,” Ernst said. “So I don’t know if that’s going to happen, but I’m still hoping for that.”

The impact extends beyond her property damage. Ernst is also feeling the impacts of the weekend weather at her business, Claire’s Creperie, in Downtown Mount Do

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