Dec 17, 2009
A warm front moving north across south Florida during the afternoon and evening hours of December 17th triggered a persistent band of heavy showers which produced severe flooding over sections of southeastern Broward County and northeastern Miami-Dade County. (NOTE: damage estimates for Broward County flood event contained in Flash Flood event).
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 207496). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Miami-Dade County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.