South Florida Flooding Streets - Expect not to be getting anywhere soon if you're in South Florida. Floods have taken over the street after a major thunderstorm. With heavy down pour, heavy traffic is always to follow.
After heavy downpour Saturday afternoon, the inevitable South Florida flooding streets occurred. The winds of 50 mph and heavy thunderstorms are to blame, which occurred at around 10 in the morning and continued all throughout the afternoon in Northeast Miami-Dade and Broward County.
Other South Florida flooding streets were reported in Midtown Miami, Opa-Locka, Downtown Miami, Liberty City, Miami Beach, Hallandale, and North Miami Beach. Six inches of rain has been reported in the said areas.
The National Weather Service had already declared a flooding advisory in Miami-Dade and Broward prior to the South Florida flooding streets. The said warning has already been extended to 6:15 in the afternoon after the rain exceeded up to eight inches.
"I just had to move my car to higher ground, and I had to walk to my place, and it is not easy," shares Sheldon Fox, a reporter for 7News, adding,"You've got real issues for anybody getting in or out of the property. Almost impassable inside the lot, never mind the street."
Aside from South Florida flooding streets reported, a number of neighborhoods in Northeast Miami Gardens Drive have been under inches of water as well. At the Highland Lakes from the Ives Dairy Road, heavy flood has also been reported with one Postal Service truck having been abandoned in the middle of the gate. A number of cars have stalled due to the South Florida flooding streets.
South Florida flooding streets continue with the downpour reported in Deerfield Beach and North Broward. Those in affected areas should head to their respective evacuation centers. As for those who plan to head out, best to stay indoors than risk heading out with the flood warning.
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