How much rain did South Florida get so far — and how much more is coming?
South Florida has seen about three to five inches of rainfall across Miami-Dade and Broward counties as a rainy Monday moved into Tuesday morning, according to meteorologist Sammy Hadi of the National Weather Service in Miami.
Some areas received more rain than others.
The heaviest hit areas were Hialeah, Miami Beach, the Miami area and North Miami in Miami-Dade. In Broward County, Pembroke Pines, Miramar and Fort Lauderdale saw the most rain.
“Those areas, in specific, that’s pretty much been the bullseye thus far,” Hadi told the Miami Herald on Tuesday morning, after Monday evening’s flash flood warning for northern Miami-Dade and a flood advisory for Broward and Miami-Dade.
4/11 @ 8:00am - Taking our rainfall observation at the office this morning and the numbers are in! We've received 2.45 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours! And there is certainly more rainfall for our area on the way this week. How much rain did you receive? #CocoRaHS pic.twitter.com/mfJGs32Jqv
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) April 11, 2023
Some rainfall totals
Hadi consulted an interactive weather service tool called the CoCoRaHS map that provides 24-hour precipitation totals. Local meteorologists, including Ryan Phillip of NBC 6, also posted rainfall totals.
Zoomed in view of the CoCoRaHS reports this morning (thus far) in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. You can view the interactive map here: https://t.co/gNoWnysRK1 @CoCoRaHS pic.twitter.com/1ogV0Kmf8f
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) April 11, 2023
Here are some totals.
▪ Miramar: 5.21 inches
▪ Miami Gardens: 4.89 inches
▪ Pembroke Pines: 4.31 inches
▪ Cutler Bay: 4.25 inches
▪ Cooper City: 4 inches
▪ Hollywood: 3.96 inches
▪ Venetian Causeway that runs from Miami Beach to downtown Miami: 3.70 inches
▪ Miami Lakes: 3.11 inches
▪ Davie: 3.09 inches
▪ Downtown Miami: 2.57 inches.
▪ Kendall: 1.87 inches
▪ Homestead: 1.54 inches
▪ Palmetto Bay: 1.19 inches
As of 845pm... ️️️
Miramar - 5.21"
Miami Gardens - 4.89"
Pembroke Pines - 4.31"
Hollywood - 3.96"
Venetian Cswy - 3.70"
Davie - 3.09"
Downtown Miami - 2.57"— Ryan Phillips - NBC6 (@RyanNBC6) April 11, 2023
How much rain do we expect going forward?
4/11, 5AM: ️ More rain on the forecast today as scattered showers & t-storms continue to develop over the area, especially across southeast FL. Localized flooding in urban metro areas will remain a concern, so plan accordingly and avoid driving through flooded roads! #FLwx pic.twitter.com/oywduw0HlD
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) April 11, 2023
“Our forecast for the next three days leading into Friday morning looks like between about two to four inches in Miami-Dade County and two to three inches for Fort Lauderdale, but these values could change,” Hadi said. “There is some potential for higher amounts than that.
At 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the weather service posted a radar image of a band of heavy rainfall and gusty winds push northward along coastal Miami-Dade. Torrential rainfall and wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph are possible as this band of showers moves onshore. Localized flooding will be possible in saturated areas.
4/11 @ 10:30am - A band of heavy rainfall and gusty winds continues to push northward along coastal Miami-Dade county. Torrential rainfall and wind gusts of 30-40+ mph are possible as this band of showers moves onshore. Localized flooding will be possible in saturated areas. pic.twitter.com/gFcHol5zL3
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) April 11, 2023
Some rain is in the forecast through Tuesday, but the chances start ramping up again Tuesday night into Wednesday. And Wednesday and Thursday will be wetter than Tuesday, Hadi said.
It’s raining so much in Miami that streets turn into lakes. Watch what it looks like
