South Florida is grappling with significant impacts due to its fourth consecutive day of heavy rainfall, which has caused widespread flooding throughout the region and resulted in the deaths of at least two individuals. This severe weather event has led to vehicles being unable to pass through inundated streets. In response to the crisis, Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in several counties including Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota, with rainfall totals in some parts exceeding two feet. Photographs illustrate the severity of the flooding with images showing locals navigating through submerged streets using various means, including rafts and walking. Despite the challenges, major injuries have not been reported although the region braces for additional rainfall.
South Florida is experiencing its fourth day of heavy rainfall after a line of storms caused widespread flooding across the region, killing at least two people and making streets impassable for vehicles.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) declared a state of emergency on Thursday in Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties as rain totals in parts of South Florida reached more than two feet.
A “for sale” sign is posted in a flooded area of Holiday Acres Mobile Home Park in Hialeah, Fla. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)Water seeps into Sam Demarco’s home as a heavy downpour floods his neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)Hector Guifarro climbs around to the front of his vehicle to avoid the flooded street in front of St. Edwards Apartments in Edgewater along N.E. 23rd Street in Miami, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)Drew Donner walks down Taft Street as heavy rain floods the nearby neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)A woman walks through a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County, Fla., Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)This aerial view taken from video shows multiple cars stranded on a road in Northeast Miami-Dade County, Fla., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)Jim Comunale and Pam Mervos walk down Arthur Street as heavy rain floods the surrounding neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)Cars go through flooded streets on Stirling Road near Federal Highway in Hollywood, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Matthew Koziol, Matías Ricci, Manuel Ricci and Raúl Fernández travel by raft through a flooded street caused by heavy rain on North Bay Road in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)Victor Corone, 66, pushes his wife Maria Diaz, 64, in a wheelchair through more than a foot of flood water on 84th street in Miami Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (AL Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)A man works to clear debris from a flooded street as heavy rain falls over parts of South Florida on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)An abandoned car sits at an intersection of a flooded street, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Mike Viesel kisses his dog, Humi, as they wait in their flooded car for a tow truck after their car stalled out on Taft Street due to heavy rain flooding the neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)
Flood watches remain in effect across South Florida through Friday evening, with an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain possible through the end of the day.
Beyond Florida, severe thunderstorm watches are currently in effect in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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