Florida battered by tropical downpours as flash flood threat continues
This system could even take on some tropical characteristics by the end of the week, prompting the National Hurricane Center to highlight it as an area of interest off the southeastern U.S. coast.
Florida battered by tropical downpours, flash flood threat continues
An area of tropical moisture has stalled, sending heavy rain across Florida. The risk of flash flooding could lead to hazardous driving conditions and air travel delays. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell is live in Fort Lauderdale with the latest.
MIAMI – Florida is getting soaked this week with days of heavy rain, prompting an elevated risk of flash flooding as an area of low pressure fueled by tropical moisture from the Gulf and Caribbean develops over South Florida.
This system could even take on some tropical characteristics by the end of the week, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to highlight it as an area of interest off the southeastern U.S. coast.
Roads flood in Tampa as rain continues to fall
A suburban road began to flood in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, as the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the area. This video, posted to X by @wm1fl, shows water inundating a street as rain continues to fall.
While computer forecast models are not in agreement regarding the exact track of this system, South Florida is seeing the bulk of the rain. Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach could all pick up 3-5 inches of rainfall by Friday.
Portions of South Florida’s Miami-Dade County were inundated on Monday as a Flash Flood Warning was issued for the area. Footage by X user @GreenShades9 shows motorists driving through flooded streets near Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
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Motorists drive through floodwater in Miami amid Flash Flood Warning
Portions of Florida’s Miami-Dade County were inundated on Monday as a Flash Flood Warning was in effect for the region.
In Tampa, a suburban road began to flood on Monday as the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the area. In the video below posted to X by @wm1fl, water inundated a street as rain continued to fall.
Roads flood in Tampa as rain continues to fall
A suburban road began to flood in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, as the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the area.
And further north around St. Augustine, a tree fell across Interstate 95 before the rush hour, slowing traffic.
No one was reported to be injured during the event, but it did slow traffic for several hours until the debris could be cleaned up.
Large tree blocks traffic along I-95 north of St. Augustine.
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The rain from this system should alleviate some of the ongoing drought conditions in Florida as the dry season comes to an end for the Sunshine State.
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Will a tropical depression or tropical storm develop?
The NHC said a non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form along a frontal boundary in a couple of days off the southeastern U.S. coast. The low could gradually acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics later this week if it remains offshore.
The NHC outlined the area off the southeastern U.S. coast on Monday afternoon.
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