South Florida In For Another Soaking
South Florida is in for another soaking Friday. After several days of rain, more of it is expected to fall today before drier air moves in.
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South Florida is in for another soaking Friday. After several days of rain, more of it is expected to fall today before drier air moves in.
Heavy thunderstorms have been rolling across South Florida for most of the day Thursday. The storms have produced torrential downpours and possibly even a tornado in Boca Raton.
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For the second time in four days, heavy rain pummeled Miami Beach, stopping traffic, inundating some businesses and forcing workers at least one hotel to mop up because of ground-floor flooding.
Grey skies Saturday morning gave way to strong moving storms by mid afternoon, and people in Coconut Grove, Miami, North Miami and Miami Beach reported quite a bit of flooding.
Phil Klotzbach and William Gray, renowned Colorado State University climatologists, are predicting the fourth busy storm season in a row.
Another round of storms slammed South Florida overnight and during the morning hours with tons of lightning, gusty winds and torrential downpours due to a low pressure system over the Panhandle.
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Sandy is gone, yet the ocean keeps pouring over State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale and onto Alton Road in Miami Beach. The coastal communities' flooding problems have plagued drivers and coastal residents for weeks.
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Hurricane Sandy has picked speed as it continues to move toward the upper Mid-Atlantic states.
Hurricane Sandy, barreling toward the northeast Monday, has caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations around the country including in South Florida.
Sandy is a tropical system and its defying the odds in getting stronger as it moves north. So now, forecasters are even more concerned about the core of this system and the very strong winds associated with it at landfall along the New Jersey Shore.
Fort Lauderdale Beach was dealing with flooding on A1A and in low-lying areas Sunday evening due to storm surge from Hurricane Sandy, high winds, and seasonal high tides.
While the worst of Hurricane Sandy rain and wind wise hit South Florida on Friday afternoon, it left behind a wet mess for some coastal cities.
Hurricane Sandy could bring life-threatening storm surge flood to the Mid-Atlantic Coast including Long Island and New York Harbor.
Hurricane Sandy continues tracking northeast, away from the coastal U.S., but don't be fooled.
Hurricane Sandy is staying well offshore from South Florida, but that doesn't mean the area is escaping the storm's wrath, especially flooding.
Hurricane Sandy has weakened to a minimal hurricane and warnings for Florida have been scaled back.
Even though Hurricane Sandy is hundreds of miles away from South Florida, it is definitely making its presence known.
South Florida can expect to see a pleasant afternoon with a warming trend expected as we continue through the workweek.
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