Key West flooded by rain. Nearly 7 inches fell in 3 hours early Monday, forecasters say
Almost seven inches of rain fell on Key West in just a few of hours Monday morning, flooding some streets of the Southernmost City.
According to the National Weather Service, the rain gauge at Key West High School measured 6.87 inches, “most of it in just three hours this AM,” the agency said in a statement on X Monday night.
Social media posts showed pedestrians walking through shin-high water along the city’s famous Duval Street.
The Florida Department of Transportation said in an advisory Monday morning that parts of A1A/South Roosevelt Boulevard were closed from Bertha Street to Key West International Airport.
The National Weather Service said more rain, including scattered thunderstorms, were expected overnight, which could bring accumulations of an additional one to two inches.
