As flood waters slowly recede in Pasco County, residents there continue to get a better look at the damage Hermine left behind.

  • Flood waters receding in New Port Richey area of Pasco County
  • About 2,500 residents impacted by evacuations
  • More than 800 Pasco-area homes sustained some type of damage during Hermine

In Pasco, mostly in the New Port Richey area, some 2,500 residents were forced to evacuate the area due to flooding caused by last week's storm.

Some of those evacuation orders are being lifted.

The Anclote River at Elfers is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday night. Other areas still dealing with river flooding include the Alafia River in Lithia, Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens and the Little Manatee River at Wimauma.

Hermine dumped heavy rain on the Bay area for several days as it moved north in the Gulf of Mexico last week before and after making landfall in north Florida.

The three-day rainfall total through last Friday afternoon saw these results:

  • Jasmine Estates (11 inches)
  • Holiday (10.22 inches) 
  • Port Richey (9.24 inches)

The high mark in the region was the Baskin section of Pinellas County, which had 20 inches of rain during that three-day period.

Meanwhile, areas in Pasco County still flooded as recently as Monday are drier Tuesday.

Officials said that teams will continue checking on people in the Elfers area and the Blue Heron Mobile Home Park.

Authorities said they have toured about 60 percent of the flooded areas in Pasco and have determined that more than 800 homes sustained some type of damage. Nine homes were destroyed and close to 300 are dealing with high water or trees through the roof.

As the area's clean up continues, Pasco's solid waste department is extending landfill hours this week to accommodate residents dumping trash as they clean their homes.

"I think by tomorrow or Wednesday, when the water starts to subside a little bit, when people finally get back into their homes, we’ll probably see a couple weeks  where we’ll have high traffic volume," said John Power, the county's solid waste director.