Florida To Get Hit With More Rain Right After Milton

Some cities in southern Florida are expecting more rain this weekend just days after Hurricane Milton ravaged the state.
Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday near Siesta Key before cutting across the state and exiting into the Atlantic Ocean. Milton arrived only two weeks after Hurricane Helene brought damage across Florida. Ahead of the most recent storm, tornadoes tore across Florida, including in the area of the Miami National Weather Service (NWS) office.
As debris clean-up and recovery efforts continue, the NWS office in Miami warned that more rain was on the way.
“Rain chances will continue to ramp up through the weekend with moisture-rich easterly flow interacting with a frontal boundary, and the development of a weak area of low pressure,” it posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday afternoon. “While amounts are not expected to be extremely impactful, they could hinder Milton recovery efforts.”
The hardest-hit areas in Florida were on the state’s Gulf Coast, where Milton made landfall. Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power as damage spread throughout southern Florida and the state’s Atlantic Coast, as well, mainly from tornadoes.
NWS meteorologist Shawn Bhatti told Newsweek that south Florida issued 55 tornado warnings on Wednesday ahead of Milton’s arrival. As of Friday, there have been six confirmed tornadoes. Although there wasn’t much damage from rain in the Miami area during Milton, incoming rain could hinder recovery efforts related to the tornadoes.
According to a rainfall potential map included with the post, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Homestead have the highest chances of seeing rain. The heaviest, widespread rain is forecast to fall on Sunday.
“While 1-2” is most likely through Monday, it’s possible that some locations could see around 2 to 4 inches of rain, “with most of it falling on Sunday,” NWS Miami posted. “Very isolated locations could experience 4-6 [inches] as a worst case.”
Some cities in southeast Florida are still enduring floods, which could be exacerbated by the incoming rain.
“Some locations that will experience flooding include … Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Lauderhill, Oakland Park, Lauderdale Lakes, Dania Beach, Wilton Manors, Lazy Lake, Chula Vista, Melrose Park, Washington Park, Broadview Park, Franklin Park, St. George, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport and Golden Heights,” a flood advisory from NWS Miami said.
“Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles,” the advisory added. “Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.”