It looked like hurricane flooding. But there wasn’t a hurricane anywhere near south Florida. Historic king tides sent saltwater spilling over seawalls, flooding neighborhoods and forcing the closure of Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Bridge.
Water levels reached heights comparable to those recorded during some past hurricanes, leaving even longtime residents stunned by the extent of the flooding.
KING TIDE FLOODS DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE DURING BOAT SHOW
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA 🇺🇸
Downtown Fort Lauderdale submerged as seasonal king tides push saltwater from the ocean into city streets. The flooding, not caused by rainfall, highlights the… pic.twitter.com/IzBDv7F8pA
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Florida Storms meteorologist Leslie Hudson takes us to the heart of Fort Lauderdale, where an extraordinary collision of tides, wind and rising seas pushed the water into places it had never reached before…