South Florida is already flooding, and the peak of this king tide is days away

Some South Florida streets and parks likely will be submerged at some point in the next few days, as another — stronger — round of king tides strike the region.

These higher-than-usual high tides are supercharged by winds blowing onshore, pushing more seawater on land. Couple that with the 1 to 2 inches of rain expected along the coast over the next few days and you have a recipe for flooding.

“Anywhere that is going to be wet from king tide is going to be made worse by rain showers,” said Donal Harrigan, a meteorologist with the Miami office of the National Weather Service…

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