Heavy rain coupled with a king tide are flooding neighborhoods across Florida’s Space Coast, leaving roads impassable and homeowners frustrated by what has become a regular threat.

Persistent rain flooded a Cape Canaveral neighborhood Thursday night, leaving residents in knee-deep water and crews struggling to pump it away as storms continued pounding parts of Brevard County.

"The amount that fell in Merritt Island over the last 24 hours generally occurs once every 50 years, or has a 2% chance of ...