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Flash Flood — Palm Beach, FL

Jun 8, 1999

Excessive rains caused localized heavy flooding from Boca Raton to Miami Beach. The greatest official 24-hour rainfall was 13.75 inches at Pompano Beach with over 7 inches reported at Boca Raton and Miami Shores. Numerous streets were flooded and several vehicles became submerged in parking lots with their occupants having to be rescued. Three Broward mobile homes had to be evacuated, several roofs collapsed and numerous dwellings had flood waters inside.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5702075). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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