The rain is pouring down on South Florida, prompting the National Weather Service in Miami to issue a flash flood warning Sunday. The warning is in effect for parts of Miami-Dade until 8 p.m. Miami Beach is getting drenched as the NWS says that, around 6:45 p.m., trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing between 2 and 7 inches of rain. “Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area,” forecasters wrote. “Flash flooding is already occurring.” On Sunday evening, around a dozen stranded cars could be seen near Baptist Hospital from flash flooding that was filling the streets.
Affected areas include: Miami, Miami Beach, Virginia Key, Miami Shores, North Bay Village, El Portal, Port Of Miami, Fisher Island and Downtown Miami. Parts of Broward County were under the warning until 6 p.m. “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads,” the NWS wrote in their flash flood warning. “Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”
