The torrential rainfall that caused

in Baldwin County also did a number on Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida. The National Weather Service said that more than five inches of rain fell between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday in Pensacola, surpassing the entire total rainfall from Hurricane Ivan in 60 minutes. The Weather Channel's Maria LaRosa posted on Twitter that there were nearly 6,000 lightning strikes between Pensacola and Panama City in just 15 minutes.

Escambia County spokesman

that officials are calling this the worst flood in Pensacola in 30 years.

Escambia County declared a state of emergency Tuesday night, and officials pleaded for people to stay off the roads in a safe place and only call 911 in a life-threatening emergency. Gulf Power reported more than 29,000 outages along the Panhandle early this morning.

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office online logs said one person has drowned in Cantonment at 9:39 p.m. Tuesday. No further details were included. Numerous roads throughout the western Panhandle were closed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, including

and again at the Escambia Bay Bridge. Public schools in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties are closed today, as is the University of West Florida, Pensacola State College and Eglin Air Force Base (to non-essential personnel).

Social media feeds filled the web with photos of the soaking, especially in downtown Pensacola. Palafox Street was flooded, with water rising up past car door handles, and pouring into the many bars and restaurants located in Pensacola's biggest entertainment district.