Heavy rainfall causes flash flooding in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward, making daily commuters messy

MIAMI Parts of South Florida remain swampy after soaked thunderstorms on Tuesday drenched the region, prompting a Flash Flood Warning for Miami and a Flood Advisory for other areas.

Torrential rain drenched Miami for hours, starting around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Sometimes precipitation rates were two to three centimeters per hour.

Doppler radar estimates that four to six inches of rain fell in and around Miami, Miami Beach, and Surfside.

Cars kicked standing water in downtown Miami as they drove down North Miami Avenue near Northeast 20th Street.

The Edgewater area experiences constant flooding when heavy weather comes through, and Tuesday at Biscayne Boulevard and 23rd Street was no different. Parked cars could be seen in inches of water.

After a day of rain on Miami Beach, cars were still driving on swampy roads for their evening commute.

A strong thunderstorm also drenched Broward County, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory for some neighborhoods. Pompano Beach measured more than an inch of rain on Tuesday.

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The storms also left thousands in Broward without water mains after lightning struck the county’s main pumping station, leading to a report of boiling water in front of thousands of homes.

Local 10 Chief Certified Meteorologist Betty Davis says a slow-moving cold front interacts with the warm, moist air over South Florida. The end result is rain.

The front will still be near South Florida and the Keys Tuesday through Wednesday. The region can receive more showers and thunderstorms.