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A Flood Watch remains in effect for Fort Lauderdale through Friday evening. The Governor has declared a State of Emergency. The City received up to 9 inches of rain in some areas yesterday in addition to the 3 inches that fell Tuesday. As of this morning, much of the water has… pic.twitter.com/F5T4rpMFO4

Due to the heavy continued rainfall, some low-lying areas of the city are seeing flooded roadways. Avoid driving if possible. Never drive through flooded roads. Report impassable roads to 954-828-8000. pic.twitter.com/nW4eaaEPUw

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue to bring flooding, with locally considerable flash and urban flooding possible, through Friday over the southern Florida Peninsula. Severe thunderstorms are forecast across the central Plains into the central Great Lakes Thursday… pic.twitter.com/Y7YOpEzp4a

I have declared a state of emergency for Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties due to major flooding from Invest 90L. DEM Director Kevin Guthrie and the @FLSERT team will be on-site to coordinate the state response. Find the EO here: www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EO-24-115.pdf