Heavy rain brings temporary flooding concerns to Broward County

Heavy rain fell in brief periods across Broward County on Tuesday, leaving drivers to carefully navigate slick roads but causing no major flooding.

Many residents in Hollywood said they were grateful conditions did not reach the level of Monday, when some streets became impassable.

Hollywood roads flooded Monday

In West Hollywood at Johnson Street and 46th Avenue, flooding coincided with school dismissal, creating challenges for parents picking up their children.

“I needed a boat. It was a typical Florida torrential downpour; somebody dropped buckets. It was pretty precarious getting home,” said Jennifer Gerber, who waited in the parent pick-up line at Nativity School in Hollywood…

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