EXPECTED TO BE EVEN HIGHER THAN IT WAS TODAY. UC IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR A WATER TOWER THAT OVERFLOWED TODAY. THIS JUST IN, WE GOT A PHOTOGRAPH OF WATER SPEWING OUT OF THE WATER TOWER THIS MORNING. OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH WESH TWO. BOB HAZEN. THE FENCE HERE ALONG DOCTOR PHILLIPS BOULEVARD IS JUST COVERED IN ICE, AND THE BARBED WIRE HAS ICICLES ALL OVER IT. APPARENTLY, THIS WATER TOWER HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER. THE TOWER IS OWNED BY THE ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION, AND IT SAYS THERE WAS A SENSOR HERE THAT FROZE IN THE SUPER COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. WC SAYS THAT CAUSED A WATER OVERFLOW HERE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SENT WATER ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE GRASS OUTSIDE THE TOWER IS FILLED WITH ICICLES ALONG WITH THE FENCE. THEY PUT UP CAUTION TAPE AROUND THIS AREA. I TALKED TO SOME FOLKS WHO LIVE NEAR THE WATER TOWER AND THEY SAY IT WORRIES THEM. NOT PLEASED. NOT PLEASED AT ALL, BECAUSE IT MIGHT AFFECT ALL OF US IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. OYUKI DOES SAY IT SENT A CREW OUT HERE TO MAKE REPAIRS. AND THEY DON’T BELIEVE THAT THAT OVERFLOW SHOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE’S WATER PRESSURE HERE IN T
Central Florida water tower overflows due to frozen sensor
Updated: 7:13 PM EST Feb 1, 2026
A water tower owned by the Orlando Utilities Commission in Dr. Phillips overflowed after a sensor froze due to super cold temperatures overnight, leading to water spewing out and covering the area with icicles.The barbed wire on the fence surrounding the tower was covered in icicles, and caution tape was put up around the area. OUC said the frozen sensor caused the overflow, which sent water all over the place, affecting the grass and fence.Gigi Sloan, who lives near the tower, expressed her concerns. “Not pleased, not pleased at all,” Sloan said. “Because it might affect all of us in this neighborhood. So I’d like to know what’s going on.”OUC said it sent a crew to make repairs and does not believe the overflow should cause any problems for water pressure for customers in the area.
A water tower owned by the Orlando Utilities Commission in Dr. Phillips overflowed after a sensor froze due to super cold temperatures overnight, leading to water spewing out and covering the area with icicles.
The barbed wire on the fence surrounding the tower was covered in icicles, and caution tape was put up around the area.
OUC said the frozen sensor caused the overflow, which sent water all over the place, affecting the grass and fence.
Gigi Sloan, who lives near the tower, expressed her concerns.
“Not pleased, not pleased at all,” Sloan said. “Because it might affect all of us in this neighborhood. So I’d like to know what’s going on.”
OUC said it sent a crew to make repairs and does not believe the overflow should cause any problems for water pressure for customers in the area.
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