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People were also stranded in vehicles, and homes took on water.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Our nice stretch of weather continues into Sunday. We're expecting mostly sunny skies and dry conditions, with a light NNE breeze. High pressure building across the area will keep quiet weather through at least Tuesday. Temps will be very close to seasonal averages for this time of year. Our average high is 81 degrees and the low is 68 degrees.
Days after heavy rain moved through the area, floodwaters are still creating problems for local farms and nurseries, forcing some to close to visitors and adding to months of weather-related challenges.
Davie has begun mosquito spraying, and the state has logged nearly 300 dengue cases this year, with none confirmed in Broward this month, officials say.
Residents say more than a foot of rain on Monday left streets and driveways underwater, and a Davie resident asks where authorities are.
West Palm Beach, Fla (CBS12) — After a mostly sunny weekend, the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast are in for several quiet days. Rain chances may increase by midweek, followed by a possible front late next week that could bring showers and a noticeable cooldown into next weekend. A...
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Jensen Beach mother says floodwaters forced her family out of their home and left her street impassable. Lisa French, who lives on NE Cheri Drive, told CBS12 News in an email that her family, including her two young children, had to evacuate as the water kept rising. She said several neighbors have more than three feet of water inside their homes and that the water kept rising even after the heavy rain stopped.
Residents say Paradise Village floods whenever several days of heavy rain pile up, and horse owners moved animals out of flooded stalls.
HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. — Severe flooding in Pioneer Plantation, Florida, has submerged homes and properties after this weekend's historic rainfall. "My shed, that's my office, it's completely underwater," said Milva Di Lorenzo, whose workspace, garden, and backyard are all submerged. DiLorenzo said the flooding began Sunday after heavy rain...
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Four days after heavy rain flooded Riviera Beach, some residents remain trapped in their homes, with water still waist-deep in parts of Lone Pine Estates. By Wednesday, streets remained underwater, cars were partly submerged, and some residents could not leave their homes. Mayor Douglas...
Mother Nature isn't exactly treating Florida well this week, that's for sure.
Residents describe water up to car doors, Sunrise police closed some mall entrances, and video shows hockey fans wading through knee-high water.
Days after heavy rain moved through the area, floodwaters are still creating problems for local farms and nurseries, forcing some to close to visitors and adding to months of weather-related challenges. WPTV reporter Christy Waite visited Happy Place Ranch in Palm City, where standing water surrounds much of the property...
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Widespread flooding has left Riviera Beach neighborhoods underwater, residents trapped in their homes and critical infrastructure overwhelmed, as city officials warn the recovery could take months or longer. During a Tuesday news conference, Riviera Beach Mayor Douglas Lawson said approximately 15.5 inches of rain...
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has expanded Florida's flooding state of emergency to seven additional counties as widespread flooding continues to threaten communities across the state. The amended executive order, announced Wednesday, adds Glades, Hendry, Lake, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Seminole and Volusia counties to the...
Tuesday evening brought a flash flood warning for Northern Broward County, covering Pompano Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Sea Ranch Lakes and a string of nearby communities, as storms dumped two to three inches of rain on ground already soaked from days of downpours. The warning, in effect until 11 p.m. EST, told residents to move immediately to higher ground and avoid walking or driving through floodwaters.
MALABAR, FLORIDA — Official rainfall reports from Florida’s historic three-day rain event show just how extreme the flooding was. Preliminary observations from the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center, covering 4 a.m. EST Sunday, November 1 to 10 a.m. EST Tuesday, November 3, show a top total of 24.10 inches near Malabar in southern Brevard County. Five locations reported more than 20 inches, including Grant-Valkaria, West Palm Beach, Palm Bay and Palm Beach. The rain caused catastrophic flooding, led to two deaths in Brevard County, and forced more than 160 rescues.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Brightline has resumed passenger service between Orlando and West Palm Beach, the company announced Thursday. The high-speed rail company temporarily suspended service Monday after extreme flooding in Brevard County affected the service route. The company said teams worked with the Florida East Coast Railway and Brevard County...
Heavy rain this week has turned parts of Broward County into a watery maze, swallowing roadways, stranding cars in flooded parking lots and sending water into homes and buildings as people waded through deep floodwaters. Over the past four days the highest rainfall totaled about 13 to 15 inches between Weston and Sunrise, George Rizzuto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami, said Wednesday. But there’s good news coming: The rain will taper off Wednesday afternoon, and drier air and sunny skies are moving in Thursday through the weekend, he said. Other parts of Florida, including Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, have been hit with 15 to 20 inches of rain that has flooded roads and submerged cars. The torrent neared the state’s single-day rainfall record, according to ABC News. According to the Florida Today news site on the Space Coast, National Weather Service officials described the flooding as a “one-in-1,000-year event .” Brevard County sheriff’s deputies helped more than 100 people caught in rising waters while driving to work or running errands, according to the news outlet. Crazy flooding as Florida Panthers fans leave the stadium tonight🌊😳| #ONLYinDADE https://t.co/fF9p7elOjT — ONLY in DADE (@ONLYinDADE) November
While we tend to get used to many things in our states, there are a few that can still be concerning, especially when they seem to get worse every year. One example is what’s happening in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where residents are dealing with flooded streets following heavy rainfall. While some people are shocked to see parts of the city underwater, a few locals claim this is nothing out of the ordinary and something people should probably get used to by now.