Hollywood, Miami Beach offer free garage parking as flood threat looms

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Steady rainfall and stormy conditions rolled into Hollywood and much of South Florida connected Monday morning, prompting concerns astir flooding, beardown upwind gusts and hazardous driving conditions.

Meteorologists accidental the portion could spot up to six inches of rainfall passim the day, expanding the hazard of thoroughfare flooding, particularly successful low-lying areas prone to h2o accumulation.

“Some of the rainfall is slow-moving, but heavier bands are expected,” said Local 10’s Hannah Yechivi reporter, adding that metropolis officials are informing drivers to enactment disconnected flooded roads and to crook astir if they brushwood lasting water.

To assistance mitigate flood-related conveyance damage, the metropolis of Hollywood is offering escaped parking successful each 4 of its municipal garages done Tuesday morning.

Miami Beach is besides providing escaped parking astatine city-owned garages for residents acrophobic astir rising h2o levels.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood ticker crossed the portion and said immoderate storms whitethorn nutrient beardown upwind gusts successful summation to dense downpours.

Despite the hazards, the rainfall could bring immoderate alleviation to drought-stricken areas of South Florida, wherever caller brushwood fires person plagued parts of the Florida Keys.

Authorities urged residents and visitors to debar taking unnecessary risks connected the roads.

For the hour-by-hour forecast and a unrecorded radar, visit this page.

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