South Florida Overwhelmed By One-In-Thousand Year Flash Flood Event
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A 1 out of 1000 year historical flood event occurred in South Florida within less than 24 hours, in Miami-Fort Lauderdale area on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Fort Lauderdale, FL flooding! 25 inches of rain in one day – record rainfall On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Fort Lauderdale saw its wettest day ever, with a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event, resulting in a flash flood emergency in Broward County, forcing drivers to abandon their vehicles, closing schools, and closing the airport until 5 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2023. Heavy rain was pouring extremely. In 24 hours, Fort Lauderdale received 25.91 inches of rain, in the video published on April 13, 2023, by World Is Dangerous, as “Fort Lauderdale, FL flooding! 25 inches of rain in one day – record rainfall“, below:
Neighborhoods were inundated with flood waters thanks to torrential rain late Wednesday night, and rescues continued into Thursday, April 13, 2023, in the video published on April 13, 2023, by WPLG Local 10, as “Historic flooding causes nightmares in Fort Lauderdale”, below:
NWS Miami Meteorologist Chuck Caracozza explains how Fort Lauderdale was overwhelmed by flash flooding on Wednesday. More than 2 feet of rain feel in a 24-hour period, in the video published on April 13, 2023, by FOX Weather, as “NWS Miami on Fort Lauderdale Flooding: So Much Rain Fell in Such a Short Period“, below:
Heavy rain inundated roads in South Florida on Wednesday, shutting down Fort Lauderdale’s airport until Thursday and stranding travelers, and causing “severe flooding” that stalled cars, officials and forecasters said, in the video published on April 13, 2023, by Wild WeatherUS, as “Florida went under WATER! Heavy Flash Flooding in Fort Lauderdale, USA“, below:
More rain is in the forecast for Fort Lauderdale after the National Weather Service said two feet of rain fell in just a couple hours. The city’s airport was submerged and will remain closed until Friday morning. And getting all the water out is going to take time. Manuel Bojorquez is tracking the latest, in the video published on April 13, 2023, by CBS News, as “More rain in the forecast for flooded Fort Lauderdale“, below:
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