It all happened so fast. One second, Misty Wells had a lakefront home. Next second, her home was part of Lake Bonny in Lakeland.Its very nerve-racking, especially when you first see it start coming into the house. You go into complete panic mode, she said.Her home along Lake Bonny had never flooded before until Hurricane Milton.As buckets of rain fell, flooded streets became flooded yards, flooded yards became flooded driveways, and flooded driveways became flooded homes.When we saw the water coming in, we all just freaked out, and we acted really fast when it started to pour into the house, said Kylie, Wells daughter.Even days after Milton passed, the water continued to rise. Wells believes the flooding has finally stabilized. Her home took on at least nine inches of water. The home is likely a total loss.Its not so much losing the house. Its that the memories are literally floating in the lake now, Wells said.Kevin Cook, a spokesperson for the City of Lakeland, said the area has experienced unprecedented rainfall. The issue especially in the Central Florida area weve had unprecedented rainfall over the summer, he said. A lot of this water has nowhere to go. The natural flow takes it to these outflows, but because theyre so high, its just having a hard time flowing.Cook said the city is trying to help the Wells family and dozens of others whose homes around Lake Bonny have flooded.I can tell you that since August 5th of this year, we have been pumping water religiously day in and day out 24 hours a day pumping water to Lake Parker to get those waters down, he said.But Wells said its hard to tell if the citys effort makes a difference.Luckily, she has flood insurance and a place to stay. However, shes hoping to put a spotlight on her neighborhood. Shes hoping for a fix for help for the neighbors who will need it.My heart breaks for everybody down here, she said.