South Florida has seen days of flooding due to king tides, strong onshore winds and passing downpours, and residents were warned that Tuesday could be the worst before conditions begin to gradually improve.
In fact, the Virginia Key gauge reached major flood stage at 2.54 feet above the mean higher high water, which is now the third-highest water level on record at that gauge since records began in 1994.
Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale also was recording the highest water levels on record for that particular gauge…