Another king tide cycle is sending seawater onto South Florida roads and public areas. For people who live near the coast, it’s an expensive, familiar headache.
In Fort Lauderdale, the flooding closed part of A1A. For drivers, the bigger worry is what salt water can do to a car.
Here’s what to know
Flooding on Sept. 27 prompted Fort Lauderdale police to close A1A from East Sunrise Boulevard to Northeast 14th Street, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. WSVN said other king tide trouble spots included Hollywood’s Boardwalk, sections of Fort Lauderdale, and the area around Northwest 79th Street and 10th Avenue in Miami-Dade.
The Miami Herald reported that high tide at Broward’s Port Everglades on Sept. 27 was roughly two feet higher than normal. Robert Molleda, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service’s Miami office, described the flooding as an “above-average” event…