FEMA Tours Flood Damaged Broward Neighborhoods
Broward homeowners who suffered rain or flood damage from showers and storms over the Halloween weekend may be getting some help from Uncle Sam.
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Broward homeowners who suffered rain or flood damage from showers and storms over the Halloween weekend may be getting some help from Uncle Sam.
One day after Mother Nature pounded Miami-Dade and Broward with relentless rains, drier air and cooler temperatures have moved in to help South Florida dry out.
Mother Nature decided to give South Florida a trick this Halloween instead of a treat. Relentless rains from Sunday afternoon into Monday have flooded streets making the morning commute a nightmare.
Torrential rains Sunday afternoon into Monday morning have left parts of South Florida a soggy mess. Showers and storms have dumped four to eight inches of rain across much of Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Torrential rains from a weather system moving through South Miami-Dade have flooded streets in Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay, and spawned two tornado warnings after forecasters spotted signs of a possible funnel cloud around Black Point Marina, headed north. Those warnings were canceled shortly after 9:15 pm.
Rina has degenerated into a remnant low over the Yucatan Channel Friday evening.
The center of Tropical Storm Rina is just west of the resort town of Cozumel, Mexico.
After days of rapidly strengthening over the warm waters of the western Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center reports Hurricane Rina has begun to weaken. At 11 p.m., the eye of Rina was about 140 miles south of Cozumel as moved to the west-northwest at 6 miles per hour.
Hurricane Rina is expected to quickly become a major hurricane as it continues to slowly trudge along towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Hurricane Rina has strengthened and has become better organized as it moves towards Mexico.
The government of Honduras has issued a Tropical Storm Watch from Punta Castilla east to the border with Nicaragua after Tropical Depression #19 formed Sunday afternoon in the western Caribbean.
Broward County's tornado victims and local officials met Saturday morning to discuss the next steps in moving forward after Tuesday's tornado.
Residents of a Sunrise neighborhood and another in Plantation are waiting for FEMA to arrive to assess the damage done to their homes by Tuesday's tornado.
Homeowners in Sunrise and Plantation are assessing the damage left behind by a tornado that caused major property damage and minor injuries.
Hang on South Florida. We'll have to endure just one more day of wet and windy weather before things get nice for a couple of days.
If a hurricane was heading this way and you were ordered to evacuate for your own safety, would you? Researchers at Florida International University, along with two other schools, are working on computer models which will predict how people will behave after officials issue an evacuation order.
Public schools in the Florida Keys are closed Wednesday
Homeowners in one Sunrise neighborhood are assessing the damage after a possible tornado touchdown Tuesday night.
South Florida's soggy conditions could get a little worse before they get any better. A Tornado Watch is effect until 10 p.m. and a Flood Watch has been issued through Wednesday morning.
Hurricane Philippe is gaining speed but the storm remains no threat to land.
Tropical Storm Philippe became a hurricane Thursday morning, but the storm remains no threat to land.
Tropical Storm Philippe could become a hurricane before turning out to sea and remains no threat to land.
Tropical Storm Philippe maintained strength overnight but still poses no threat to land.
Despite encountering some resistance from upper level winds over the eastern Atlantic, Tropical Storm Philippe has gained a bit in strength.
The center of Ophelia is expected to pass over the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
The fire has since been extinguished, according to fire authorities, and crews remained on scene conducting overhaul and ensuring the area is safe.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
The South Florida-based airline, which had been operating for 34 years, advised customers not to go to the airport.
A suspect was arrested in the shooting where both men were found by officers with multiple gunshot wounds.
As of Saturday evening, there had been 8 total threats reported, from bomb threats to unspecified threatening calls, where police did a sweep and found no danger to the public.
The fire has since been extinguished, according to fire authorities, and crews remained on scene conducting overhaul and ensuring the area is safe.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
The South Florida-based airline, which had been operating for 34 years, advised customers not to go to the airport.
A suspect was arrested in the shooting where both men were found by officers with multiple gunshot wounds.
As of Saturday evening, there had been 8 total threats reported, from bomb threats to unspecified threatening calls, where police did a sweep and found no danger to the public.
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