Heavy rains cause flooding in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward, causing disruption for daily commuters

MIAMI – Parts of South Florida remain flooded after rainstorms soaked the region on Tuesday, prompting an instant flood warning for Miami and a flood warning for other areas.

The rain soaked Miami for several hours, starting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Sometimes the rainfall rates were two to three centimeters per hour.

Doppler radar estimates show four to six inches of rain in Miami, Miami Beach and Surfside.

The cars ripped off stagnant water in downtown Miami as they drove down North Miami Avenue, near Northeast 20th Street.

The Edgewater area experiences consistent flooding whenever severe weather passes, and Tuesday on Biscayne Boulevard and 23rd Street was no different. Parked cars could be seen trapped in a few inches of water.

After a rainy day in Miami Beach, cars continued to navigate water-saturated roads during their night commutes.

A severe storm also wetted Broward County and caused the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for some neighborhoods. Pompano beach measured more than an inch of rain on Tuesday.

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The storms also left thousands of people in Broward without water service after lightning struck the county’s main bomb station, prompting a warning of boiling water to thousands of homes.

Betty Davis, a certified chief local meteorologist, says a slow-moving cold front interacts with the warm, humid South Florida air. The end result is rounds of rain.

The front will still be in the vicinity of South Florida and the Keys overnight Tuesday through Wednesday. The region could have more showers and storms.