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Flood — Miami-Dade, FL

May 24, 2020

Tropical moisture continued to advect into South Florida while a disturbance aloft moved northward from a broad trough over the Gulf, Yucatan, and western Caribbean. As this disturbance moved northward, a weak surface low formed across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. This diffluent pattern allowed for showers and storms to develop. Due to PWATs in the 2 to 2.4 inch rain, heavy rainfall was expected, and occurred, with flooding across portions of eastern Miami-Dade County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 892122). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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