Oct 3, 2000
On October 2 and 3, 2000 a broad area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico off the southwest Florida coast moved northeast across central florida and eventually became subtropical depression number 1 then tropical storm Leslie off of the northeast Florida coast. A band of heavy rain along its southern flank became nearly stationary across southeast Florida and produced a 10-mile wide swath of 10 to 20 inches of rain in Miami-Dade and extreme southeast Broward counties. The swath was centered
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5174719). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Dade County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.