South Florida got drenched on Sunday and Monday with some much-needed rain. The region has been in a state of “extreme drought” for weeks, according to the National Weather Service, and much of it still is, even after the downpours.
Rainfall totals varied widely across South Florida. Most of the area received rain totals of 1.5 to 2 inches on Monday but some areas were inundated by as much as 8 inches, and there was potential tornado:
— The largest rainfall total over the stormy 2.5 days was 8 inches just south of Homestead, and 8.54 inches northeast of Shark Valley in the Everglades & Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area.
— An area northwest of Lake Okeechobee, near the Brighton Reservation in Glades County, got 5.5 inches.
— In Palm Beach County, the highest tally was 5.2 in Lake Worth and Boca Raton.
— In Broward, Miramar got 4.43 inches and Plantation got 4.25 inches.
After Tuesday, “we’re going to dry out beyond that,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Donal Harrigan. “So far we’re forecasting dry weather into early next week.”
Harrigan said a team of NWS meteorologists are in Palm Beach County assessing damage from a potential tornado that occurred Monday night between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Loxahatchee-Wellington area.
WPTV West Palm Beach reported that Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to calls from The Acreage community regarding downed branches and a tree that was on fire due to downed power lines. Fire Rescue called it a ‘severe weather impact.’ It said there were no reports of injuries or deaths.
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