South Florida could see more afternoon storms for the start of the week after wet weekend
With summer-like afternoon storms expected daily, South Florida could be in for a wet week.
The forecast comes after severe weather — including strong gusts and hail — rolled through the area Sunday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue two flood advisories and severe thunderstorm warning for much of Miami-Dade County.
The weather also impacted Broward and Palm Beach counties Sunday.
Late Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for South Dade including Princeton, Homestead, Florida City, Goulds and Redland until 11:45 p.m. as the storm moved South.
The relentless rain also caused the weather service to extend existing advisories. The flood advisory for portions of central and southwest Miami-Dade including Coral Gables, South Miami, Westchester, Dadeland and Kendall was extended until 11 p.m. after over 3 inches of rain fell causing minor street flooding. A flood advisory for Downtown Miami, Allapattah, Wynwood, Edgewater, Little Havana, Liberty City, Little Haiti, and other surrounding areas was extended until 10:30 p.m.
The severe thunderstorm — bringing with it strong lightning — warning was in effect for central Miami-Dade until 7:15 p.m.
Molly Merrifield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said Sunday night while there were still some storms moving through “the worst of it was over.”
Monday morning commuters should see sunny skies, she said. But the afternoon commute could be a little different with potential afternoon storms. And just because it’s raining doesn’t mean cooler temperatures. On Sunday, Miami-Dade tied a heat record set in 2006 of 91 degrees. This week will probably be just as hot, Merrifield said.
“This is a summer-like pattern,” she said. “It’s not unusual to see a little of this in May.”
This story was originally published May 5, 2019 at 7:41 AM.
