Fort Lauderdale Airport flooded as South Florida slammed by over a foot of rainfall in some areas
significant flash flooding was ongoing in and around the area and an 2-5" of rainfall was expected over the next several hours.
Such an extreme rainfall event over a localized, highly populated area is a recipe for major economic losses and potentially some loss of life.Many factors are contributing to this event during Florida's dry season, including the broad area of low pressure over the Gulf and a stalled out frontal system.s are becoming more common and more severe throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Planners that designed infrastructure to withstand a 100-year flood 20 years ago are now facing the reality that such floods are occurring more frequently as the climate warms and the amount of moisture available to storms increases.
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