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WPTV West Palm Beach
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Palm Beach Gardens
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Florida record El Niño rain may mean Lake Okeechobee releases to Stuart
El Niño is forecast to deluge Florida with a record wet winter, which could result in "substantial" Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, water managers told TCPalm. The Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District are warily watching rainfall and how it's raising the levels in Lake O and the St. Lucie Canal, which connects the lake to the river in Stuart. Rainfall is forecast to increase from 8 inches in November to 31 inches by March, SFWMD lead meteorologist Todd Kimberlain said at an Oct. 22 meeting of the Rivers Coalition, a Stuart nonprofit that formed to stop Lake O discharges to the east coast. The Army Corps already released 20.8 million gallons of canal water into the river through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam for one hour on Oct. 1, until the canal level dropped to below 15 feet, Col. Brandon Bowman said at that meeting. Lake Okeechobee level may require discharges Lake O's level was about 12½ feet on Oct. 26, up from about 12.39 feet the week before. Army Corps modeling for what is supposed to be the dry season — late October through March —
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CBS News
Heavy rain, thunderstorms slam South Florida on Monday evening
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Miami Herald
King tide was bad this week in South Florida. When is it coming back?
Waves of water sloshed onto the streets of South Florida earlier this week, flooding cars and soaking feet. The record-breaking king tide is over for now — but the water will rise again soon. The next king tide is forecast for Nov. 6-9. While minor to moderate flooding is possible, water levels are not expected to reach the level seen this week. And it’s not over yet. Another king tide is coming Nov. 23-26. “For our upcoming king tide, we’re not expecting it to reach that major flood stage at this point,” Alejandra Garcia, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Miami, said Friday. This week marked the most intense expected king tide of the season, seriously flooding some coastal areas, Garcia said, and triggering a coastal flood warning. READ MORE: ‘Highest king tide ever’ swamps South Florida and exposes danger of sea rise The impacts were compounded by strong onshore winds, with gusty conditions pushing additional water toward the shoreline. The combination created a “perfect storm” for coastal flooding, prompting the warning for coastal areas of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, Garcia said. Times for high tide and low tide vary on location, and if you’d like