Flash floods fill Florida streets – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by FotoKina
Miami, FL. – Days of intense rain are soaking Florida this week, and as a low pressure system fed by tropical rainfall from the Gulf and Caribbean forms over South Florida, there is a higher chance of flash floods.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has designated this system as an area of interest near the southeast coast of the United States because it may even develop some tropical characteristics by the end of the week.
Although there is disagreement among computer forecast models about the precise path of this system, the most of the rain is falling in South Florida. By Friday, there could be three to five inches of rain in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Miami-Dade County, South Florida, on Monday, causing parts of the county to be submerged. Drivers are seen traversing flooded streets close to Miami’s Little Havana district in footage captured by X user @GreenShades9.
On Monday, the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tampa, causing a suburban road to start flooding. As the rain continued, water flooded a street in the video below, which @wm1fl uploaded to X.
NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center has issued a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood warning for South Florida on Tuesday.
As the Sunshine State’s dry season draws to a close, the rain from this system might help ease some of the lingering drought conditions in Florida.
Will a tropical storm or tropical depression form?
In a few days, a non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to develop along a frontal boundary off the southeast coast of the United States, according to the NHC. If the low stays offshore later this week, it may progressively take on subtropical or tropical traits.
On Monday afternoon, the NHC delineated the region off the southeast coast of the United States.
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Chris began his writing as a hobby while attending Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. Today he and his wife live in the Orlando area with their three children and dog.
