- December 4, 2025
A large section of South Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach was blocked by standing water, days after Hurricane Ian. Photo by Sierra Williams
A large section of South Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach was blocked by standing water, days after Hurricane Ian.Photo by Sierra Williams
A large section of South Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach was blocked by standing water, days after Hurricane Ian.Photo by Sierra Williams
Water from the Matanzas River lines the west side of South Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach , and still covered the road on Saturday Oct. 1. Photo by Sierra Williams
Water from the Matanzas River lines the west side of South Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach , and still covered the road on Saturday Oct. 1. Photo by Sierra Williams
A Flagler Beach resident said the water on South Flagler Avenue by the police department was knee deep after the storm. Photo by Sierra Williams
A Flagler Beach resident said the water on South Flagler Avenue by the police department was knee deep after the storm. Photo by Sierra Williams
The Golden Lion was able to open for their regular hours on Saturday, according to staff. Photo by Sierra Williams
"We managed to save the ice cream," said Karen Barchowski, owner of Sally's Ice Cream on A1A in Flagler Beach. Photo by Sierra Williams
Residents on North Flagler Avenue were surrounded by standing water on their side streets and down power lines on the main road. Photo by Sierra Williams
Residents on North Flagler Avenue were surrounded by standing water on their side streets and down power lines on the main road. Photo by Sierra Williams
"We were lucky," Jackie Sasso said. Their house on North Flagler Avenue, destroyed by Irma five years ago, sustained little damage through Ian. Photo by Sierra Williams
Jackie Sosso of North Flagler Avenue said the water from the canal covered her backyard and went all the way up to her neighbor's backdoor. Photo by Sierra Williams
Jackie Sosso of North Flagler Avenue said the water from the canal covered her backyard and went all the way up to her neighbor's backdoor. Photo by Sierra Williams
Residents placed their own "No Wake" sign to discourage drivers from speeding through their previously flooded street. Photo by Sierra Williams
Water from the Graham Swamp encroaches onto residents' lawns. "I have no idea how long this could take," John Bloomfield of Blackwood Court in Palm Coast said. "For all I know the water could rise again." Photo by Sierra Williams
Water from the Graham Swamp encroaches onto residents' lawns. "I have no idea how long this could take," John Bloomfield of Blackwood Court in Palm Coast said. "For all I know the water could rise again." Photo by Sierra Williams
Water from the Graham Swamp encroaches onto residents' lawns. "I have no idea how long this could take," John Bloomfield of Blackwood Court in Palm Coast said. "For all I know the water could rise again." Photo by Sierra Williams
Several streets from the trailhead, Graham Swamp floods out from behind houses onto the street of Black Thorn Court. Photo by Sierra Williams
Black Alder Drive in the Woodland area was closed off to all but the residents on Saturday due to standing water. Photo by Sierra Williams
The Esposito family on Black Alder Drive in the Woodland area said the the water fell and then rose again after Ian passed. "We were very lucky it spread instead of going up," Ivette Esposito said. Photo by Sierra Williams
Ralph Esposito from the Woodland area in Palm Coast said the water rose after Ian had passed. "There was preplanning involved, but we need to find a solution," he said. Photo by Sierra Williams
Standing water from Hurricane Ian at the Esposito's home in the Woodlands. "Water management absolutely needs to be looked at [here,]" Ivette Esposito said. Photo by Sierra Williams
Ivette Esposito points out the water still in their backyard on Black Alder Drive . "We've had three days of anxiety," she said. "This was more water than Irma." Photo by Sierra Williams
On Saturday Oct. 1, many residents in Flagler Beach and Palm Coast still found themselves inconvenienced by Hurricane Ian flood waters.
In Palm Coast's Woodland area, residents saw flooding similar to Irma. One resident who didn't want to be named said the water they saw in Ian was the same kind as from Irma, just without the sewage smell.
"Nothing was done to maintain the water problem here," she said.
Ralph Esposito in the 40 block of Black Alder Drive said he and his family evacuated before the storm. A few hours after he returned home, he said the water had gone from the bottom of the driveway to halfway up it.
"We had to move the cars," he said. His wife Ivette Esposito said they had to stop using their bathroom in the front of the house because it started bubbling with all the water.
Jackie Sasso, who lives with her boyfriend Rob Plympton on North Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach, said their house was just rebuilt after Irma. She said they were thankful it wasn't worse, even with the intracoastal filling her backyard.
"We were lucky," she said, hand over her heart.
Not all the news on Saturday was bad - Karen Barchowski, the owner of Sally's Ice Cream in Flagler Beach, was happy to report their store took only minor damage during the storm. While the air conditioning is out, Barchowski said, they have two window units and plenty of ice cream.
"We managed to save all the ice cream," Barchowski said.
