Sanibel businesses dealing with significant flooding

As we continue tracking the latest with Hurricane Sally, we're also monitoring the flooding left behind for businesses and homeowners on Sanibel Island.

TRACKING SALLY AS THE GULF COASTPREPARES FOR IMPACT.(AD LIB TOSS)BEFORE WE CHECK IN WITHLAUREN... LET’S SEND IT OUT TOAMY WEGMANN... SHE IS ON SANIBELISLAND THIS MORNING(AD LIB TOSS)I’M OUT HERE LIVE ON SANIBELTHIS MORNING... IT’S AN AREATHAT SAW SIGNIFICANT FLOODINGDUE TO THE WEEKEND STORMSPRODUCED BY NOW HURRICANESALLY... BUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDAISN’T THE ONLY PART OF THE GULFREGION THAT WILL BE IMPACTEDLIKE THIS.HURRICANE SALLY COULD BRING INSOME POTENTIALLY *HISTORICFLOODING THIS WEEK.GOVERNORS IN THE GULF COAST AREAHAVE DECLARED STATES OFEMERGENCY AS THEY BRACE FSTRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.(AD LIB CONDITIONS/ WHAT YOUSEE)THIS MORNING, I’M OUT HERE LIVEWITH JESSICA ALPERN..

SHE’S BEENTAKING A LOOK AT THE CONDITIOLEFT BEHIND BY SALLY HERE OSANIBEL ISLAN(AD LIB TOSS/CHAT)(AD LIB CONDITIONS)SOUTHWINDS DRIVE & ALGIERS LANEI WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEOFROM YESTERDAY...IN IT, YOU COULD SEE THEFLOODING CREEPING UP TO THEDRIVEWAYS OF THOSE NEIGHBORSHOME.FOR SOME, IT WAS INCHES HIGH ONTHEIR PROPERTYIT WASN’T JUST THIS NEIGHBORHOODTHAT WE SAW FLOODING.WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT AMMOUNT ATSANIBEL SQUARE.THE ROADS WERE COMPLETELYIMPASSABLE THERE.AND IN THE POINTE SANTO CONDOCOMPLEX.FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO MAY BEEXPERIENCING DAMAGE AS A RESULTOF ALL THIS... HERE’S WHAT ANATTORNEY SAYS YOU SHOULD DO.***SOT***"The first thing you reallyneed to do is to report it toyour insurance agent."BUTT TO"Sometimes people say ’oh it’snot that bad, it was just aninch of water’ and what theydon’t realize is you may havemold growing in your wall, youmay have electrical damage."HE SAYS YOUR SECOND MOVE SHOULDBE TO TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEO OFALL THE DAMAGE AND KEEP A LISTFOR THE CLAIM PROCESS.HE ALSO SAYS IT’S IMPORTANTHAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, EVEN IFYOU DON’T LIVE IN A FLOOD ZONE.(AD LIB CONDITIONS)THANK YOU JESSICA...WITH SEVERAL AREAS ARO