A Miami National Weather Service meteorologist called the especially heavy rain from Wednesday to Thursday a '1-in-1,000 year' event.
The damaging rainfall was caused by a “stationary supercell thunderstorm centered near Fort Lauderdale” that produced several periods where 3 inches of rain fell over the city per hour, the Weather Prediction Centerperiod from Wednesday to Thursday, CNN. Nearby areas, including Dania Beach and Hollywood, saw over a foot of rain during that same period.
” event. “This amount of rain in a 24-hour period is incredibly rare for South Florida,” she told CNN. City officials and the Red Cross opened shelters in Fort Lauderdale yesterday to support area residents who are currently in need of lodging, food, and personal care items. About 600 people were taken to shelters this week, CNBC
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