Florida drenched with heavy rain, coastal flooding as tropical system tries to develop along Southeast coast

The Sunshine State will be anything but sunny this week with rain, rain, and more rain in the forecast. From Miami and the Everglades through Cocoa...

September 24, 2023
2:34 AM

The Sunshine State will be anything but sunny this week with rain, rain, and more rain in the forecast. From Miami and the Everglades through Cocoa Beach and Jacksonville, thunderstorms will form on the sea breeze front that picks up with the afternoon heating during the week. 'Florida will be slammed, especially from Orlando down to the south, and a lot of this heavy rain is positioned in areas that just can't take it, to be quite honest,' FOX Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin said. 'Fort Lauderdale has a huge surplus (of rain) – over 2 feet in addition to what they should have for this time of year, so heavy rain in some of these urban areas like Miami and Fort Lauderdale it's going to cause street flooding.

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