Strong Storms Monday Afternoon, Evening Leading To Flood Watch Overnight.
BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Extremely bad weather through late Monday night just led the National Weather Service to issue a “Flood Watch” for Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth Beach, and most of South Florida from midnight tonight through Wednesday evening. Gusty thunderstorms, with the potential for hail, are expected to develop Monday afternoon and continue into the night. Additional storms are expected on Tuesday.
This is the alert issed by the National Weather Service Monday afternoon:
FLZ063-066075-168-172174-110900- /O. NEW. KMFL. FA. A.0002.240611T0400Z-240613T0400Z/ /00000.0. ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z. OO/ Glades-Hendry-Inland Palm Beach County-Metro Palm Beach County- Coastal Collier County-Inland Collier County-Inland Broward County-Metro Broward County-Inland Miami-Dade County-Metropolitan Miami Dade-Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach County-Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County-Far South Miami-Dade County- Including the cities of East Naples, Davie, Lion Country Safari Park, Muse, Miramar, Royal Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Clewiston, Hialeah, Miami, Sunniland, Greenacres City, Pembroke Pines, Lake Worth, Pompano Beach, Golden Gate, Fortymile Bend, Felda, Royal Palm Hammock, Miles City, Pa-Hay Okee Overlook, Ortona, Coral Springs, Redland, Palm Beach Gardens, Kendall, Riviera Beach, Marco Island Airport, The Acreage, Buckhead Ridge, Hendry Correctional, Palmdale, Sawgrass Mills Mal, Shark Valley Obs Tower, Royal Palm Ranger, Mahogany Hammock, Sandalfoot Cove, Orange Tree, Jupiter, Caloosa, Lakeport, Florida City, Brighton Seminole, Bonita Shores, Florida Gardens, North Blocks Golde, Hollywood, Sunrise, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boynton Beach, Carol City, Naples, Moore Haven, North Naples, Belle Glade, Kendale Lakes, Immokalee, Northwest Cape Sable, Wellington, Miccosukee Indian Reservation, West Palm Beach, Deerfield Beach, Bunker Hill, and Marco Island 209 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024
… FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
- WHAT… Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
- WHERE… Portions of southeast, southern, and southwest Florida, including the following areas, in southeast Florida, Coastal Broward County, Coastal Miami Dade County, Coastal Palm Beach County, Far South Miami-Dade County, Inland Broward County, Inland Miami-Dade County, Inland Palm Beach County, Metro Broward County, Metro Palm Beach County and Metropolitan Miami Dade. In southern Florida, Glades and Hendry. In southwest Florida, Coastal Collier County, Inland Collier County and Mainland Monroe.
- WHEN… From midnight EDT tonight through Wednesday evening.
- IMPACTS… Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. - ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
- Enhanced tropical moisture is expected to pool across South Florida beginning on Tuesday. This will result in periods of heavy rain. High rainfall rates and slow moving storms will result in flooding concerns, especially in urban and poor drainage locations. Rainfall totals from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening are forecast to be 5-8 inches across Southwest Florida and the Lake Okeechobee region, and 2-5 inches over the east coast metro, with locally higher amounts possible. Additional heavy rain is possible later in the week.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
