PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — The expected surge of Caribbean moisture has arrived with nearly 3 inches of rain in some spots Thursday morning.
It’s made for a very rough commute to work and school and several flood advisories were issued for the Upper Keys and near downtown Miami.
While the first round of heavy rain moved out before midday, Local 10 meteorologist Betty Davis said the atmosphere began “reactivating” later Thursday afternoon, with additional showers and storms developing across South Florida.
This first batch of heavy rain moved out of the area before 11 a.m. and flood advisories have been discontinued, however, there’s a ton of moisture in the atmosphere and another period of strong showers and storms is likely later Thursday, mainly after 2 p.m.
A storm in northwest Miami-Dade was drifting east toward areas near Palm Springs North, Hialeah and Doral Thursday evening, while another storm west of Homestead was also moving eastward. Davis said she was also tracking thunderstorms that were developing near Alligator Alley between Collier and Hendry counties.
Davis said much of the activity is expected to continue pushing east through the evening and into the overnight hours, keeping rain chances elevated even after sunset.
Rain chances are forecast at 60% around 8 p.m. before dropping to 50% by 10 p.m., Davis said, adding that a few showers or storms could still linger around midnight.
This stormy pattern will start shifting toward mainly the afternoon hours Friday through the weekend. It’s during those dry times in the morning when the sun will heat things up and create a very unstable atmosphere leading to those strong afternoon storms.
We might squeeze out over 6 inches of rain in spots over the next 5-7 days, putting a significant dent in the drought we’ve been experiencing.
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