Many residents in Miami-Dade and Broward are waking up to flooding in most areas. NBC6’s Adam Berg, Cherney Amhara and Julia Bagg report.
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As severe weather took over South Florida on Wednesday, there was major flooding across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
A Flash Flood Warning was in effect Wednesday for much of metro Miami-Dade and Broward counties as heavy bands of rain move through the region.
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The warnings was extended to 6 a.m. Thursday, but has since expired. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen in Miami-Dade, and between 2 and 5 inches have fallen in Broward, with additional amounts of 1 and 4 inches expected, forecasters said, urging residents to stay at home if they don't need to be out on the roads.
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A flood watch remains in effect until mid-morning Thursday as many spots could see over 10 inches of rain.
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A tornado watch was issued in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, before another was issued in the middle and upper Keys Wednesday evening until 6 p.m., the National Weather Service said. The warning was issued after a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Lower Matecumbe Key, or near East End Of Channel 5 Bridge, moving northwest at 10 mph, the NWS said.
Rainfall intensity will pick up overnight with most of the rain out of here by midday Thursday.
Winds are a story as well. Winds could gust to 40 mph or more and that means trouble at the beaches and on the water.
We are under a gale warning as seas could top 10 feet along with a high surf advisory calling for 6-10 foot waves to break at the beaches. On top of all of that, a high risk of rip currents is in effect into Friday.
