PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A flood watch is in effect until 8 p.m., Saturday, for coastal areas of Broward and Miami-Dade counties where more scattered showers and spotty thunderstorms are possible.
Excessive rainfall and runoff are still capable of causing more flooding on Friday night and Saturday in low-lying areas near ponds, lakes, or canals.
Residents need to monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Father’s Day on Sunday will be sunny and dry.
The risk of more rain on Friday and Saturday was problematic in areas where floodwaters from the heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday were not receding. Rescue operations were still ongoing Friday afternoon.
Local 10 News Reporter Roy Ramos met Lidie Thurc in North Miami after fire rescue personnel helped her to evacuate with her two children, her mother, and her husband since the water inside her home was “not going down” on Friday.
Local 10 News Reporter Andrew Perez met with Louis Bland and her 7-year-old grandson Malik who said they were grateful for Gievan Rodriguez and his neighbors who rescued them from their flooded car in Hallandale Beach.
“In the five years that I’ve been here, I know there has been slight flooding but nothing like this,” Rodriguez said.
Some road beds were still washed out under flood waters in both counties, and some residents in those areas had yet to have the opportunity to assess the damage left behind.
Local 10 News Reporter Janine Stanwood talked to the residents of first-floor units at the Aspen Lakes apartment complex in northern Miami-Dade. Some had enjoyed a beautiful lake view that became a nightmare when the floodwater invaded their patios, living rooms, and bedrooms — damaging their possessions.
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