DADE CITY, Fla. — Rising waters can be seen across roads in both Pasco and Hernando counties, as areas along the Withlacoochee River continue to be in danger of flooding after Hurricane Milton.

What You Need To Know

  • After Hurricane Milton, portions of Pasco and Hernando counties are flooding due to increased water levels on the Withlacoochee River

  • Rising waters can be seen across county roads, not only impacting homes but local businesses as well

  • At Sawmill Camping Resort, the rising water levels can be seen throughout the campground and RV resort

  • County officials have told resort staff that the Withlacoochee River has not yet crested, meaning more flooding could be on the horizon

Flooding on the river is not only impacting homes, but local businesses as well.

Taking a ride in her golf cart at the Sawmill Camping Resort, Phyllis Williams talks about her troublesome week while surveying damage done by Hurricane Milton.

“We just got to wait for the water to go down and see what kind of damage we have to repair after that,” she said. “We had a ton of trees down, a ton of power lines down.”

The damage sustained during Milton is made all the more painful as water levels continue to rise on the Withlacoochee River — which flows past the campgrounds and RV resort.

“We have been told by the county that we’re the only river that has not crested yet," said Williams. "It’s anticipated that there’s another half a foot of water still to come before it starts receding.”

Outside the resort’s entrance, crews with FDOT were seen clearing debris and brush from the road. Milton, as Williams said, did its fair share of damage.

Still, she was hopeful that her campground would soon be back to the way it was before the storm.

“As long as everything else is stable, at some point we can open back up again," she said. "But not until everything is safe to do so."