Jesse and Claire Ernst have lived in their Eustis home, perched on a hill overlooking Crooked Lake, for the past 10 years.

It was their first home purchase as a young couple, and they now have a toddler and a second on the way.

But Sunday's torrential rains proved devastating for their plans of continuing to grow the family.

"This is just like a waterfall, our backyard is just like a waterfall," Claire can be heard saying on video.

Claire said Jesse was out of the home for a period of time, checking on a friend's coffee shop in Downtown Eustis.

"I was putting towels down, that kind of thing," she said. "But I knew I couldn't do everything that needed to be done, so I called him."

"She says water's just pouring down the hill," he remembered.

The water poured down the hill at such a v

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