OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — Streets that were underwater for much of Friday afternoon began to clear by evening, after heavy rain drenched parts of Broward County with as much as 6 to 8 inches of rainfall.
The flooding hit hardest in Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, and Pompano Beach, where intersections turned into rivers and drivers were forced to slow down — or stall out — as water covered entire roadways.
Along Northeast Sixth Avenue and 56th Street near Northeast High School in Oakland Park, the flooding was so deep that intersections disappeared under several feet of water…