Photos: South Florida hit hard by rain and flooding
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Rainy Florida Weather Residents in the sea-side town of Surfside, Fla., fill sandbags to protect their homes for more flooding expected on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
Rainy Florida This aerial view taken from video shows multiple cars stranded on a road in Northeast Miami-Dade County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin) (Daniel Kozin)
Rainy Florida This aerial view taken from video shows people walking on a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin) (Daniel Kozin)
Rainy Florida This aerial view taken from video shows multiple cars stranded on a road in Northeast Miami-Dade County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin) (Daniel Kozin)
Rainy Florida This aerial view taken from video shows a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin) (Daniel Kozin)
Rainy Florida This aerial view taken from video shows a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin) (Daniel Kozin)
Rainy Florida Francisco Lopez stands near the flooded parking lot of his apartment building, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Hallandale, Fla. A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Rainy Florida A woman walks with her belongings on a flooded street, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in North Miami, Fla. Over 20 inches of rain fell over two days was in North Miami. A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier)
Rainy Florida A man walks on a flooded street on his way to work, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in North Miami, Fla. A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier)
Rainy Florida Two women react as they see flooding on their street, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in North Miami, Fla. A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Climate El Nino Dies FILE - Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Aug. 30, 2021, in Jean Lafitte, La. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Thursday, June 13, 2024, pronounced dead the El Nino that warms parts of the central Pacific. Forecasters expect La Nina to breeze in just in time for peak Atlantic hurricane season. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) (David J. Phillip/AP)
APTOPIX Rainy Florida Matthew Koziol, Matías Ricci, Manuel Ricci and Raúl Fernández travel by raft through a flooded street caused by heavy rain on North Bay Road in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP) (David Santiago/AP)
Rainy Florida People walk past traffic backed up along Collins Avenue due to road closures and flooding in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
APTOPIX Rainy Florida Jim Comunale and Pam Mervos walk down Arthur Street as heavy rain floods the surrounding neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
Rainy Florida Water seeps into Sam Demarco's home as a heavy downpour floods his neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
Rainy Florida Sam Demarco makes his way through his wet living room after a heavy downpour flooded his home on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
Rainy Florida People attempt to cross a flooded street in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
Rainy Florida Mike Viesel and his fog Humi, wait in his flooded car for a tow truck after their car stalled out on Taft Street due to heavy rain flooding the neighborhood on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
APTOPIX Rainy Florida Victor Corone, 66, pushes his wife Maria Diaz, 64, in a wheelchair through more than a foot of flood water on 84th street in Miami Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (AL Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
Rainy Florida Drew Donner walks down Taft Street as heavy rain floods the nearby neighborhood n Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
Rainy Florida A bicyclist goes through flooded streets on Stirling Road near Federal Highway in Hollywood, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) (Mike Stocker/AP)
Rainy Florida Davie Moreno walks through a flooded street at Holiday Acres Mobile Home Park in Hialeah, Fla. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries.(Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
Rainy Florida A "for sale" sign is posted in a flooded area of Holiday Acres Mobile Home Park in Hialeah, Fla. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
Rainy Florida A man on a scooter tries to go through flooded streets on Federal Highway in Hollywood, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) (Mike Stocker/AP)
Severe Weather Florida A City of Miami Public Works employee waves towards a vehicle driving through a flooded street in Edgewater along N.E. 23rd Street in Miami, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
Severe Weather Florida Oscar Gonzalez rides his motorcycle to avoid the flooded street along N.E. 23rd Street in Miami, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)
Severe Weather Florida A man works to clear debris from a flooded street as heavy rain falls over parts of South Florida on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) (Matias J. Ocner/AP)
Severe Weather Florida Hector Guifarro climbs around to the front of his vehicle to avoid the flooded street in front of St. Edwards Apartments in Edgewater along N.E. 23rd Street in Miami, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) (Al Diaz/AP)