Did South Florida really see 15 inches of rain? Here’s how much fell in your community

If you live in Miami, your social media over the weekend was likely inundated with pictures and videos of a flooded South Florida.

Cars stuck and drivers stranded in downtown Miami and Brickell. Paddleboarders and kayakers taking to the streets for some water fun. And a surfing dog having a “Cowabunga” moment in Fort Lauderdale.

All of this is thanks to a disturbance that is now soon-to-be-gone Tropical Storm Alex. But how much rain did Miami-Dade and Broward actually see this weekend?

The National Weather Service in Miami says the two counties saw 8 to 10 inches of rain, with some isolated areas seeing 11 to 15 inches. The weather service has also released its preliminary rainfall totals for the weekend.

So, how much rain did your neighborhood get?

Where did Miami-Dade and Broward see the most rain?

▪ In Miami-Dade County, the most rain was recorded in Biscayne Park, which got 12.72 inches. Palmetto Bay saw 11.02 inches of rain. Miami Shores had 9.69 inches, slightly more than North Miami’s 9.66 inches.

▪ In Broward County, the most rain was recorded in Hollywood, with 14.85 inches. Margate also saw nearly 15 inches of rain, with some areas getting 14.79 inches.

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How much rain fell in Miami, Kendall and other areas of the 305?

Here’s how much rain was recorded in other areas of the 305:

▪ Miami — 7.62 inches (Coconut Grove saw 8.12 inches.)

▪ Kendall — 8.09 inches

▪ Doral — 4.61 inches

▪ Miami Beach — 6.53 inches

▪ Coral Gables — 8.69 inches

▪ Carol City in Miami Gardens — 4.35 inches

▪ Homestead — 3.35 inches

How much rain fell in Fort Lauderdale and other areas of Broward County?

Here’s how much rain fell in the 954: This list isn’t showing the areas that saw the most rain and is just a snapshot of what cities saw.

▪ Tamarac — 9.54 inches

▪ Fort Lauderdale — 9.47 inches.

▪ Lauderhill — 9.27 inches

▪ Davie — 8.89 inches

▪ Plantation — 8.57 inches

▪ Pembroke Pines — 8.82 inches

This story was originally published June 6, 2022 at 3:47 PM.

Michelle Marchante

Miami Herald

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription