Deadly floods in Florida

Charles Davidson (no shirt) and his friend Jeremy Goodwin (back) help neighbors to safety off Kelly Ave, April 30, 2014.

A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Pensacola's Escambia County where emergency officials fought to save motorists stranded by flood waters.

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Officials look at the washed out area of Scenic Highway 90 after heavy rains and flooding damage, April 30, 2014.

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Damage due to flash flooding is seen along Johnson Ave., April 30, 2014.

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Damage due to flash flooding is seen along Johnson Ave., April 30, 2014.

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Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding, April 30, 2014.

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Winnie Bunting is carried to an ambulance after being rescued from her flooded home in the Kelly Ave Basin area, April 30, 2014.

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Train rails are washed out along Scenic Hwy 90 after heavy rains and flooding damage, April 30, 2014.

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A submerged car sits in the driveway in the Cordova Park neighborhood, April 30, 2014.

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Charles Davidson helps his neighbors Millie Jones and Winnie Bunting during flooding in the Kelly Ave. Basin area, April 30, 2014.

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Bruce Woerner and his daughter Kelly Woerner walk to dry land in their Kelly Ave. Basin neighborhood after heavy rain, April 30, 2014.

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Residents look at the washed out area of Scenic Hwy 90 after heavy rains and flooding damage, April 30, 2014.

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Residents survey flood damage to the Cordova Park neighborhood, April 30, 2014.

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Charles Davidson and Jeremy Goodwin (back) use their boat to rescue Michelle Roper and her dog Charlee from her home, April 30, 2014.

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Fire Rescue personnel look for residents along Kelly Ave., April 30, 2014.

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Charles Davidson helps to rescue Michelle Roper and her dog Charlee from her home off Kelly Ave., April 30, 2014.

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Rescue personal help residents out of flooding along Kelly Ave., April 30, 2014.

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Residents wait for help after flooding in the Kelly Ave. Basin area, April 30, 2014.

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Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding, April 30, 2014.

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Charles Davidson helps his neighbor Santonio Coleman, 11, from his flooded home in the Kelly Ave. Basin area of Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014.

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Florida Governor Rick Scott surveys flood damage to the Cordova Park neighborhood, April 30, 2014.

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Jaymond Allison surveys flood damage to the Cordova Park neighborhood, April 30, 2014.

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Florida Governor Rick Scott surveys flood damage to the Cordova Park neighborhood, April 30, 2014.

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A flood-damaged vehicle sits next to a road after flash flooding in the Cordova Park neighborhood, April 30, 2014.

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A truck is stuck in the middle of flooded Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains, April 30, 2014.

A major storm system that brought tornadoes to regions of the South dumped more than two feet of water in a little over a day in the Florida Panhandle.

All photos taken on April 30,2014.

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The road bed of Piedmont Street crumbles after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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People survey the damage on Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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People survey the damage on Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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People survey the damage on Scenic Highway after part of the highway collapsed following heavy rains and flash flooding.

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People survey the damage on Scenic Highway after part of the highway collapsed following heavy rains and flash flooding.

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Natural gas leaks spray into the sky on Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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The road bed of Piedmont Street crumbles after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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People survey the damage on Scenic Highway after part of the highway collapsed following heavy rains and flash flooding.

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Rob Jernigan takes a photo while checking on a friends house in the Springdale Forest Subdivision in Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014. A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Pensacola's Escambia County where emergency officials fought to save motorists stranded by flood waters. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) - RTR3NB8B

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A truck is stuck in the middle of flooded Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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A truck is stuck in the middle of flooded Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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A sinkhole on Scenic Highway after part of the highway collapsed following heavy rains and flash flooding.

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A man rides a motorcycle past a Burger King located on Brent Lane, one of the main roads in the city that was flooded out after heavy rains and flash flooding.

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A car is submerged in flood water at a shopping center located on Brent Lane, one of the main roads in the city that was flooded out after heavy rains and flash flooding.

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Emergency gas crews work to secure a natural gas leak on Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.

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Vehicles rest at the bottom of a ravine after the Scenic Highway collapsed near Pensacola, Florida.

Heavy rains and flooding have left people stranded in houses and cars in the Florida Panhandle and along the Alabama coast.

According to the National Weather Service, an estimated 15-20 inches of rain has fallen in Pensacola in the past 24 hours.

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People survey the damage on Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains.