Parts of South Florida experiencing some flooding as tropical system nears South Florida

Standing water was noticed in elements of Broward County Friday night as a tropical system neared South Florida.

The standing water was principally present in lower-lying areas, and the rain is anticipated to proceed in a single day into Saturday morning.

A rain-soaked Broward County is coping with the occasional downpour because the outer bands of this method sweep throughout our space.

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In elements of the county that have been already saturated, we discovered a number of spots, like some neighborhood streets in Dawn and parking heaps, with a number of inches of standing water in low-lying areas susceptible to minor flooding.

Some drivers, uncertain of how deep the water was, hesitated, whereas others spent hours making an attempt to dry out their engines after stalling out within the water.

“I most likely want to purchase a Jeep or one thing. This isn’t going to chop it,” one man mentioned.

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Down in Davie and Southwest Ranches, there was some minor pooling on darkish, slim roadways.

And in a single day, the priority might be canal waters rising and mixing onto the road, making it troublesome for drivers to see the place the asphalt ends and the canals start.

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Dawn additionally skilled a storm Thursday, as nicely, so in simply in regards to the final 24-36 hours, residents there have gotten a minimum of half a foot of rain and we’re anticipating extra to proceed falling.

In the meantime, public works crews in Hialeah have been coping with a manhole cowl and ponding water tucked off West 14th Avenue, north of Okeechobee Highway, in a cell dwelling neighborhood, the place the streets have been flooded.

Drivers have been nonetheless making their manner via and longtime residents say that is nothing new — each time there’s extended rain, there’s water on the road.

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One man mentioned he’s been there for 25 years and he at all times worries about water creeping into his dwelling.

Others mentioned they have been simply making an attempt to profit from their Friday evening.

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