Worst rainfall that triggered floods in Florida is over as affected residents clean up

By FREIDA FRISARO, TERRY SPENCER and DANIEL KOZIN
Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed. Some neighborhood streets in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas still have standing water, although it is rapidly receding. That is according to officials. Forecasters say the heaviest rain came over the past three days in South Florida and is now less likely. The no-name storm system pushed across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico at roughly the same time as the early June start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory amid concerns that climate change is increasing storm intensity.