HOLLYWOOD: Residents were encountering flooding from Hollywood to Fort Lauderdale on Monday, and are bracing for more rainfall as Hurricane Milton heads to the state.
In Hollywood, cars were stalled as some streets were underwater, including North 14th Avenue and Taft Street.
In Fort Lauderdale, there was flooding at East Las Olas Boulevard and Northeast 22nd Avenue.
The city said 7.5 inches of rain has fallen since Saturday and expects another 2 inches each day this week.
At Floyd Hill Stadium in Fort Lauderdale’s Edgewood, residents lined up to get as many as 10 bags of sand.
“I am getting as much sand as I can in my car for the house because I live in a flooded area and the rain has gone up the door from my driveway and it is a concern,” Frank Ramos said.
In Edgewood, some residents already had sandbags stacked up by their front doors.
The area was overwhelmed by flooding in April last year.
Kitty McGowen was rescued from her home then.