![]() We are requesting drivers to stay off the roads and avoid the City of Fort Lauderdale until the water has subsided,” the city of Fort Lauderdale said in a news release on Wednesday evening. Efforts have been made to relieve traffic congestion through prioritized signaling to assist individuals leaving the City. “Public Works staff are clearing drains and operating pumps to mitigate the water as quickly as possible. Officials had asked residents to avoid driving or traveling in Fort Lauderdale amid the storms. “There is not one area of this city that has not been impacted,” Trantalis said. The Broward Sheriff’s Office assisted the agency in 300 rescue calls received during the historic flooding event, according to the mayor. Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/AP People try and save valuables, wading through high flood waters in a Fort Lauderdale, Flaorida, neighborhood on Thursday, April 13, 2023. About 600 people were taken to shelters, the city said. Police and fire crews were still responding to calls for service, the city said Thursday evening. “We expect the flooding to subside through the next hours and have seen improvements in certain areas of downtown,” the officials said.įort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews received over 900 calls for service during overnight flooding, according to Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis. In Fort Lauderdale, airboats and high-clearance buggies were secured from the county sheriff’s office and the Florida Wildlife Commission as officials activated their emergency operations center, they said in a statement early Thursday.Įmergency crews worked continuously overnight responding to rescue calls across South Florida, Fort Lauderdale city officials said.Ĭity hall was closed Thursday and will remain closed Friday, officials said.Ĭity officials are asking neighbors to be patient as “flooding conditions remain impactful in the southern areas of the City this morning.” Tips for staying safe in flooding: Keep an ax in the attic Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least eight people in eastern Kentucky and left some residents stranded on rooftops and in trees, the governor of the south-central US state said Thursday. The deluge is the “most severe flooding that I’ve ever seen,” one mayor said.Īerial view of homes submerged under flood waters from the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Kentucky, on July 28, 2022. An additional 1 to 3 inches is still possible, especially south of Fort Lauderdale near Hollywood.īetween 14 and 20 inches of rain had drenched the greater Fort Lauderdale metro area since Wednesday afternoon, according to a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service office in Miami. More rain on Thursday caused more flooding, the city of Fort Lauderdale said Thursday evening.Ī flash flood warning for southern Broward County, including Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood, has been extended until 9:30 p.m., the National Weather Service said.īetween 2 and 3 inches of rain fell across the warning area Thursday afternoon, according to the service. Both were short-lived and rated EF-0, the weakest category. Two weak tornadoes also hit Broward County Wednesday, one just west of Hollywood and another south of the Fort Lauderdale airport, according to the Miami National Weather Service. The region recorded widespread rainfall totals of more than a foot, while Fort Lauderdale tallied 25.91 inches in a 24-hour period, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service office in Miami. Meanwhile, police continue to warn drivers about numerous road closures due to flooding and urge drivers to never attempt to drive through high water.Fort Lauderdale experienced the rainiest day in its history Wednesday – a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event – sparking a flash flood emergency in Broward County that has prompted emergency rescues, forced drivers to abandon cars, shuttered schools and shut down the airport through 9 a.m. Her death is the first flood-related fatality confirmed in the North Texas area.ĭallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Twitter that based on preliminary damage assessments, he was declaring a state of disaster in Dallas County and requesting state and federal assistance. In Mesquite, one woman died after she was trapped inside her vehicle when it was swept by floodwaters off the road and underneath a bridge, firefighters said. ![]() Dallas Fire-Rescue said Monday evening that they have responded to 225 calls for help in high water since 6 p.m. Dallas police tweeted a list of dozens of locations where there were high water calls. NBC 5 Forecast: Spotty storm chances and an Air Quality Alert NEARLY 15 INCHES OF RAIN FALLS IN DALLAS COUNTYįirefighters across Dallas County were hard at work blocking off impassable roads covered with high water and pulling stranded drivers to safety after nearly 15 inches of rain poured down through Monday morning.Īt about 9 a.m. ![]()
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