South Floridians ready for stormy weather; downpours leave some roads flooded

Many South Floridians are preparing for severe weather this week after the region faced widespread rainfall overnight. They’re aware there’s additional rainfall and flooding on the way as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.

Some low-lying roads — including in parts of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Oakland Park — already were flooded.

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A car is stalled out in the water on Stirling Road near Dixie Highway on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Tropical Depression 14 formed in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday morning and is likely to rapidly strengthen into an “intense hurricane” that will begin to impact Florida late this weekend and into next week, bringing torrential downpours and damaging winds, the National Hurricane Center said.(Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Carlos Lopez, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, saw some flooded streets on his drive to Home Depot. “I drove through some deep puddles already on Andrews Avenue,” Lopez said. “If it’s already like that, it could get worse.”

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