Downtown Fort Lauderdale as of 3:45 PM no signs of this rain letting up. @weatherchannel @wsvn @NBCNews #fortlauderdale #storm pic.twitter.com/gAt0f9jRim
— Lily Funds (@LilyFunds) June 12, 2024
- State of Emergency Declared: Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis declared a state of emergency due to torrential rains that led to flooded roads and a partial closure of Interstate 95. Major thoroughfares like Broward Boulevard and Federal Highway near downtown were affected. Emergency management staff is actively monitoring the situation and deploying high-water vehicles.
- Tunnel Pump Challenges: Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s main tunnel faced pump malfunctions during heavy rain, causing traffic delays and a 10-hour closure of the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel.
🚨#BREAKING: A Life threatening flash flood emergency has been declared due to catastrophic flooding multiple water resources are underway
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Flash Flood Emergency for significant to catastrophic flooding in… pic.twitter.com/DS2NwM9Lwa
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 12, 2024
BREAKING: Flash Flood Emergency issued amid dangerous flooding in Miami, Florida pic.twitter.com/O7DnIyD5f4
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) June 12, 2024
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