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Fort Lauderdale experiences 25 inches of rainfall in less than seven hours. [1]

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Date: 2023-04-13  

I don’t know about you, but these once in one-to-five-thousand-year weather events are becoming tiresome.

In Fort Lauderdale, FL, 22-25 inches of heavy rainfall poured over the city, most of which fell in less than seven hours. Flash flooding closed the airport and railways, leaving cars stranded on city streets.

Florida is highly vulnerable to global heating. The words climate change are still banned in Florida after Rick Scott implemented the policy for government workers. DeSantis has not made a statement I can find; he must be too busy making the lives of women, brown, and gay people as miserable as possible.

Keep in mind that April falls within the dry season in Florida. The rainy season begins in mid-to-late May.

x Just shot this drone video of downtown Fort Lauderdale still flooded right now with countless cars trapped in the high water. pic.twitter.com/ATzbIlDuSe — Florida Drone Cleaning LLC DOUGLAS THRON (@douglasthron777) April 13, 2023

x If confirmed, this prelim total of 22.59” in just seven hours tonight at Fort Lauderdale would obliterate the city’s rainfall record for any ***three calendar days** (18.24” on Oct 19-21, 1924) https://t.co/TLbd4SI8GT — Bob Henson (@bhensonweather) April 13, 2023

x Car transport truck just sitting on the tracks gets rammed by Brightline earlier today. This prompted suspension of service between Miami and Fort Lauderdale (via TikTok) pic.twitter.com/aMf9JnlP80 — Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) April 13, 2023

x With 22.5" of rain in 7 hours (3 to 10 pm) at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FL) International Airport (mostly in 6 hours), this is an off-the-charts event going on in South Florida.



On the upper bounds of a 1,000 year rainfall event, maybe a once-in-5,000 year event. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/mVfRgoRhXc — Craig Ceecee (@CC_StormWatch) April 13, 2023

x A man swims in floodwater following a heavy downpour of rain in Florida’s coastal city of Fort Lauderdale, US, on April 12.



A flash-flood emergency has been declared in the city due to heavy rains which caused the water level to rise as high as 35cm pic.twitter.com/lECMNdgnx5 — TRT World (@trtworld) April 13, 2023

x The NWS preliminary 24-hour rainfall totals across Southeast Florida are shown below. A stationary supercell thunderstorm centered near Fort Lauderdale produced prolonged periods 3+ inches of rain per hour! Many roadways in the area remain flooded. #TurnAroundDontDrown pic.twitter.com/ZadLVHNUCN — NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) April 13, 2023

x #BREAKING Life-Threatening Flash Flood Emergency in Fort Lauderdale, FL#FortLauderdale - #FL

NWS issues Flash Flood Emergency after 2’ of rain has fallen over the last 48 hours. Multiple roads have been shut down in the area. FLL has also closed this evening. pic.twitter.com/uWjojlXYCe — CaliforniaNewsWatch (@CANews_Watch) April 13, 2023

x Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International is shut down. As you can see. We'll you can't even see the taxiway sign due to the flahs flooding. pic.twitter.com/FmQNeWeJBl — Francisco (@SteelCourage) April 12, 2023

x Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood Florida have had an evening thunderstorm from hell.



⚠️ Save yourself!



Particularly Dangerous Situation



Flood emergency from more than 20-inches of rain and tornadoes 🌪 pic.twitter.com/W6KXaALVZV — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) April 13, 2023

Fort Lauderdale was my hometown for over twenty years. It is a sapphire-blue city. I left after a similar rainfall flooded my home in 2021. Heavier and long-lasting rainfall is a clear indicator of climate change.

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