WATCH: Hillsborough deputies rescue 91-year-old woman, family of 8 from flooded homes

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Deputies patrolling the areas flooded by the Alafia River were able to rescue residents trapped in their homes, including a 91-year-old and a family of eight.

Video shared by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies working to carry the older woman out of her Lithia home and evacuate her to an emergency vehicle.

Another video shows deputies helping a family in Dover clear out of their flooded residence and make it out to safety.

Sheriff’s office officials noted that residents of the area were seeing floodwaters top 6 feet due to the overflowing Alafia River. Deputies have spent much of Friday morning helping residents caught in floodwaters.

Officials with the Hillsborough County Emergency Operations Center noted that there was a flood warning for areas including:

• Hillsborough River Near Zephyrhills at Hillsborough River State Park until further notice
• Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge until further notice
• Alafia River from U.S. 301 to Lithia-Pinecrest Road until further notice
• Little Manatee River at Wimauma at U.S. 301 until further notice
  

Emergency officials noted that Alafia River is expected to continue rising, with the following areas likely to be affected by flooding:

Carr Road, Bell Shoals Road, Estelle Avenue, Park Drive, Parkway Circle, Casa Loma Drive, Del Rio Drive, McMullen Loop, Sylvan Green Lane, Corlett Road, Winn Road, Alafia Boulevard, Stonewood Drive, Maywood Drive, Valrie Lane, Alafia Ridge Road, Alafia Ridge Loop, Revels Road, Raiden Lane, Apache Trail, John Moore Road, Lithia Pinecrest Road, Hill Drive, Spring Road, Pine Street, Rose Street, River Drive, Coconut Cove Place, Crescent Spring Drive, Waterfront Way, Squirrel Run Way, Fishhawk Boulevard, Currys Landing Trail, Rambling River Road, Lady Slipper Lane, Night Owl Drive, Tree Creeper Place, Nightjar Trail, Kinglet Trail, Bananaquit Trail, Pondberry Place, Donnelly Road, Jean Road, and Kaplan Court.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office advises anyone experiencing an emergency in the area to call 911.

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