Sarasota Flooding June 2024. As tropical system invest90l approaches florida, heavy rains have produced flash flooding tuesday night across sarasota and manatee counties. Downtown sarasota was virtually impassible for a time during the height of the rainfall, which left streets and intersections submerged as water lapped at area.
Cars became stranded as rushing water swept through the streets. Shop and restaurant workers were up early wednesday, cleaning up after torrential overnight rains that stranded cars, seeped into stores and forced the closure of.