Jul 8, 2019
Abundant tropical moisture across the area with a mid-level shortwave moving across the region. A southwesterly wind flow allowed for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to move towards the east coast metro in the afternoon. These storms produced high rainfall rates leading to flooding of streets across areas of Miami-Dade County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 844789). 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.