A flood watch was in effect for portions of South Florida Friday as wet weather was making its way through the region.
The flood watch was in effect for metro and coastal Miami-Dade and Broward until 10 p.m., the National Weather Service said.
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WATCH HEREThunderstorms with heavy rainfall were developing, and hourly rain totals to 2.5 inches with local amounts to 5 inches could cause issues, forecasters said.
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"Many locations are already saturated from previous rainfall this week, so additional heavy rain will add to flooding concerns," the Weather Service tweeted. "Flooding may occur in poor drainage & urban areas. Turn around, don't drown!"
A flash flood warning had been issued for central Miami-Dade County but it expired at 3:45 p.m.
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A tornado warning had also been in effect until it expired at 2:45 p.m. The warning was issued after a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Homestead Base, or near Homestead Miami Speedway, and was nearly stationary, the National Weather Service said.
A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for a portion of Miami-Dade County until 2:30 p.m.
South Florida has been dealing with some nasty weather this week, particularly Thursday afternoon when a short-lived tornado touched down in southwest Miami-Dade and hail was reported in multiple locations.
The holiday weekend unfortunately will not be completely dry. The threat for scattered heavy downpours continues through Memorial Day.
