A slow-moving storm system brought heavy rainfall and strong winds to South Florida, leading to significant flooding and power outages. The storm, not tropical in nature, dumped over a foot of rain in some areas, with wind gusts reaching hurricane force. Miami experienced its wettest day in over a decade, with over 8 inches of rain. The storm left more than 120,000 without power and caused widespread street flooding, with over 86,000 homes and businesses still without electricity in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The storm also led to flash flood alerts and a high wind warning, impacting over 7 million people in the region.
More than 86,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity early across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, as a storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of South Florida https://t.co/B5x54qNWtB https://t.co/jDGnFHfvTd
South Florida drenched by hurricane-force rains https://t.co/J2EipaltK5 https://t.co/2swHZaTBwc
Thousands of customers in Florida were without power Thursday evening after an impactful nontropical storm lashed parts of the state's southeast with hurricane-forced winds and record rainfall that flooded streets in the I-95 corridor overnight. https://t.co/WuJwP1Pm4J
A fierce storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of South Florida, flooding homes and streets, downing power lines and trees and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power https://t.co/B5x54qNWtB https://t.co/zfAmxiuvQ0
South Florida storm dumps more than a foot of rain https://t.co/n4ftbd2CWb https://t.co/aJ33teAHFY
The small but intense low pressure system that developed and brought the wind & rain is sitting off the Florida coast near Grand Bahama. It appears to still have strong winds near its center but should continue drifting slowly north. A quieter night in store for South Florida. https://t.co/e2Mvsu4Fo6
The small but intense low pressure system that developed and brought the wind & rain is sitting off the Florida coast near Grand Bahama. It appears to still have strong winds near its center but should continue drifting slowly north. A quieter night in storm for South Florida. https://t.co/qnF6oHJV18
Toppled trees, pools of water fill South Florida streets. See rain-drenched scenes #ReadLocal by @aldiazphoto @pportalphoto @Omar_fromPR @GrethelAguila @DavidGoodhue https://t.co/JmSb0cF9uK https://t.co/BxakMgcRg0
Since yesterday, parts of FL have been impacted by heavy rain & strong winds from a non-tropical low pressure system, & the heavy rain threat continues today. You can find some of the highest rain and wind reports as of 9 AM today in our storm summary: https://t.co/AohdzxL4PA https://t.co/T49FyN9ebJ
Florida Pounded By Rain, Wind As Fort Lauderdale Sees Historic Rainfall https://t.co/E82pKecmY6 https://t.co/3d2kxwiS7o
'Hurricane equivalent' winds and torrential rains leave more than 120,000 without power https://t.co/kiCo1cZQ5x https://t.co/ZdafuVamK4
A storm system that unleashed up to 10 inches of heavy rainfall over parts of southeastern Florida and cut power to thousands of people eased early on Thursday, and moved east away from the coast, meteorologists said. https://t.co/Z4D54QD7jt
⛈ A strengthening storm targeted South Florida late Tuesday through Wednesday night, with winds and rain exceeding typical tropical storm strength. #FLwx • Key Largo: 13.80" of rain in 48 hours • Wind gusts of 86 mph at North Key Largo and 75 mph at Miami Beach https://t.co/vkhDPQZ8CI
'Hurricane equivalent' winds and torrential rains leave more than 120,000 without power https://t.co/NK9yps8Y0Y https://t.co/yTeD1FXhOr
More than 94,000 electric customers in Florida were without power mid-morning, as the eastern coast of the state was inundated with heavy rain overnight. https://t.co/RvS3mBwDgF https://t.co/VULe87fi24
Southeast Florida got hammered last night -- both from extreme rainfall (over 10" in some areas) that brought flooding and strong winds (gusts 60-70 mph+). Over 100K without power this morning. Detailed recap ⬇️ https://t.co/SNfhCxSHzd
☔ Southeast Florida from Fort Lauderdale to the Keys got walloped by a general 8 to 10 inches of rain and strong winds gusted 40 to 60 mph in some spots. Was it a tropical storm? MyRadar meteorologist @MatthewCappucci has an update. #flwx https://t.co/PitH6MHXkx
Heavy rain fell over central and Southern Florida Wednesday into early Thursday morning due to a slow-moving storm system over the Gulf of Mexico. https://t.co/OUZne8FLtV
Some of the Max #wind gusts reported in the past 24 hours across south #Florida. https://t.co/VIRnv4Gbx0
Accumulating 24-hour rainfall across south #FLwx. Impressive amounts! Add several more inches to this to get 2-day totals. High resolution ensemble forecasts, while not perfect, were damn good at advertising the excessive rainfall amounts. @NWSWPC MDT risk was also a good call. https://t.co/HPRWLf6zu1
Breaking news: 'Hurricane equivalent' winds and torrential rains leave more than 120,000 without power in Florida as more than 7million are under flood watch https://t.co/Rq6VZJgfCd https://t.co/Pi8mLMXbKl
Street #flooding in Coconut Grove following Miami's wettest day in over 11 years with 7.53". Also 50-70 MPH wind gusts knocked out power to over 60k customers in Miami-Dade, ~5% of customers. We're live on @weatherchannel #flood https://t.co/4HrDhYmCSG
Street #flooding in Coconut Grove following Miami's wettest day in over 11 years with 7.53". Also 50-70 MPH wind gusts knocked out power to over 60k customers in Miami-Dade, ~5% of customers. We're live on @weatherchannel #flood https://t.co/YK6dniCs1t
Miami's wettest day since 2012 (7.53") left behind street #flooding in the Coconut Grove section of Miami. Also, ~60k customers are without power in Miami-Dade (~5% of the power base) due to 50-70 MPH gusts. We're live on @weatherchannel https://t.co/AuyDWR1XUB
Hurricane force wind gusts from a strong low pressure system have knocked out power to over 100,000 households in South Florida this morning. A high wind warning has been issued for the coast of SE FL, the first issued by NWS Miami since 2012. Charge your devices and watch for… https://t.co/M3aYf83CeH https://t.co/vkVwqlo10H
Rain has finally ended in SE Florida as the whirling mesovortex heads into the Bahamas. The system was not tropical -- no name -- but the impacts were more impressive that most tropical storms. Miami received over 8-inches of rain, as forecasted. https://t.co/rAm3B4lACe
Meanwhile in addition to the low just southeast of Ft. Lauderdale, another low (which was producing 60mph gusts in the northern GOM yesterday continues to drift southwest and decouple into the dry air. Also invest 98L off the coast of Nicaragua shows clusters of disorganized… https://t.co/DC4EBbDbfZ https://t.co/77zcO5fpqL
Pretty wild night across southern Florida and the upper Keys with STRONG GUSTY WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL. An elevated station near Miami just gusted to 74mph at Gov't Cut and up the road at Dania Pier near FLL gusted to 63. This meso low (which you can clearly see spinning) will… https://t.co/lh4tTTgM1i https://t.co/h6G3I7ohhU
Robust mesovortex just east of Key Largo this morning. Still raining along coastal SE FL. Really fascinating system. https://t.co/gHTO6oDnRg
NEW: Miami-Dade streets flooded as South Florida hit by "heavy to extreme rainfall" https://t.co/b06aKHIdGh
Miami had their wettest day in 11.5 years on Wednesday with 7.49" of rain. https://t.co/RqT00WLoBA
Flooding continues to increase around Miami. Here's a map of places that have seen at least 4" of rain since Tuesday. Around Fort Lauderdale and Miami, which have seen 5-9," another several inches could still fall overnight. https://t.co/Zf7woglreI
02Z HRRR with big forecast rainfall totals *on top* of what has already fallen in S FL. https://t.co/dGzxrzndYG
Rain, rain, and more rain for South Florida. Stranded car reports are piling up. This system heads up our way tomorrow. https://t.co/eUWE6BbBw3
Southeastern Florida continues to get hammered with heavy rainfall as multiple systems move through. Flood alerts are in place through tomorrow for portions along the coast. #FLwx https://t.co/WGzZLowiaf
Rainfall totals up to 8 inches are possible tonight (including what’s already fallen) in the #Miami area. Serious flash flooding is likely and poor drainage due to the incoming high tide. Stay off the roads if possible. #FLwx #SFL #flashflood https://t.co/bv8Xb8BqNH
As this area of heavy rain continues to rotate around this low pressure area, the flash #flood threat will continue to increase tonight across South Florida. #FLwx #SFL https://t.co/TlDJMaSxWR
Two areas of interest in the tropics. Low pressure moves east of Florida, chance of tropical development only 10%. https://t.co/4RMJo39vba
Two low pressure areas bringing rain to the Gulf Coast, Southeast, & Florida. Heaviest rain is over South Florida! https://t.co/cTpxiVwLwK
The axis of most intense rainfall is setting up parallel to the I-95 corridor. This is going to spell trouble for Miami tonight. Given the rainfall rates associated with this band, I wouldn’t be surprised additional rainfall totals exceeding 6+” with significant flooding likely. https://t.co/iiW1HuHPff
Past 24 hours of estimated rainfall over S. Florida #FLwx. https://t.co/mKj5YGSvwU
Low pressure taking shape over the Keys moving north northeast. VERY HEAVY RAIN continues. https://t.co/GAoXeVSJR2
Radar imagery showing the low pressure system trying to form due to the upper level disturbance forcing over it. Many of those storms are rotating down near the Keys and waterspouts are very likely occurring. For much of South Florida, a windy wet night in store, but the weather… https://t.co/UbBFh3AfpL https://t.co/pWV1pUpC5I
Update on Florida deluge: Fort Lauderdale has already seen 7 to 9 inches from this storm. @NWSWPC warning of possible "highly impactful flooding" in southeast Florida tonight. The latest at this link: https://t.co/uJNjgJnByM Pictured: Storm totals so far https://t.co/qNFfPFJ3wj
Rotating storms heading towards upper Keys. Otherwise very heavy rain over south Florida and the Keys continues. https://t.co/zbPQtWLhU5
3p: South Florida is getting DRENCHED and has hours of heavy rain still to come. Flood risk increasing. More info: https://t.co/uJNjgJnByM https://t.co/9CYx3hhZqa
A slow-moving batch of thunderstorms brought 3 to 6 inches of rain to parts of South Florida on Tuesday, putting 7 million people under a flood watch. https://t.co/a7z6u8rj49
Heavy rainfall is ongoing and expected to increase/worsen across southern FL this afternoon and evening with significant flash flooding possible. #TurnAroundDontDrown https://t.co/kHHZkkPwAs
Hurricane season is not going out quietly. Low pressure near Florida now has a very low chance of development as it passes well east of our coast on Friday. We're also still watching the southern Caribbean, but chances there are looking a bit lower. #SCwx @WMBFnews https://t.co/zenqgMaHy8
Here's the latest on two areas of interest. The low that forms near South Florida tracks north-northeast and only has a 10% chance of development. This will be more of a rainmaker for parts of Florida & Southeast. https://t.co/yCOa8qbj7Z
12Z guidance isn't encouraging with respect to a high-impact rainfall event across south Florida. Both global and hi-res guidance suites depict prolific rainfall as a combination of extreme moisture and coastal convergence co-locate, squaring up in and around the Miami metro. https://t.co/yJujA0wVhY