Heavy Rain Could Help South Florida's Drought

South Florida is set for a second soaking.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Robert Molleda says, "These showers and storms in addition to potentially producing strong winds and hail, they're relatively slow moving, so they sit over an area for an extended period of time that could lead to localized flooding."

Molleda adds, the main difference from yesterday's storms are today's will likely develop more inland and then potentially build back toward the east coast. Yesterday's storms caused the University of Miami baseball team to cancel its game with N.C. State, a giant tree to come crashing down in South Miami and more than six inches of rain to fall on Cutler Bay.

The good news is that after nearly a month without rain, which led to extreme drought conditions spreading to almost all of Palm Beach, a large portion of Broward County, and the northwest portion of Miami-Dade, these storms should help improve those conditions.

The drought monitor will be updated Thursday morning.


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