Toppled trees, pools of water fill South Florida streets. See rain-drenched scenes

Grethel Aguila, Pedro Portal, Al Diaz
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Trees toppled cars and homes. Schools closed in Broward. Tens of thousands lost power. All due to the deluge flooding South Florida.

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The extreme weather that has pummeled the region since Tuesday night is here to stay — at least for the next day or so, according to forecasters.

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Between 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over most of the region in 24 hours. Parts of the Everglades and south Miami-Dade saw up to 15 inches of rain.

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Images of the rain’s impacts inundated social media and news coverage. Here are some scenes from the flooding across South Florida.

Fort Lauderdale

The ibis take advantage of the flooding at Lewis Landing Park in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. There was standing water in the small park as well as scattered road ponding and tree damage Thursday morning. Curtis Morgan/cmorgan@miamiherald.com
The ibis take advantage of the flooding at Lewis Landing Park in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. There was standing water in the small park as well as scattered road ponding and tree damage Thursday morning. Curtis Morgan/cmorgan@miamiherald.com

Hialeah

Aerial view of floods affecting West 29th Street and 14th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Aerial view of floods affecting West 29th Street and 14th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Aerial view of floods affecting West 29th Street and 14th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Aerial view of floods affecting West 29th Street and 14th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Two men walk through the flood at West 14th Avenue and West 29th Street in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Two men walk through the flood at West 14th Avenue and West 29th Street in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
A man and a boy take cover under an umbrella as they walk out of a Wawa gas station located at West 29th Street and 16th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
A man and a boy take cover under an umbrella as they walk out of a Wawa gas station located at West 29th Street and 16th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Cars drive through the flood at West 29th Street and 14th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Cars drive through the flood at West 29th Street and 14th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
The streets at the Strawberry Village Trailer Park located at West 29th Street and 16th Avenue in Hialeah got flooded as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
The streets at the Strawberry Village Trailer Park located at West 29th Street and 16th Avenue in Hialeah got flooded as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
A man walks through a flooded street at the Strawberry Village Trailer Park located at West 29th Street and 16th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
A man walks through a flooded street at the Strawberry Village Trailer Park located at West 29th Street and 16th Avenue in Hialeah as torrential downpours inundate South Florida due to a disturbance off Florida’s coast on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com

Brickell

Mariana N. returned from an out-of-town medical conference back to her apartment, Camden Brickell, to find flooding creeping into the building on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Ashley Miznazi/amiznazi@miamiherald.com
Mariana N. returned from an out-of-town medical conference back to her apartment, Camden Brickell, to find flooding creeping into the building on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Ashley Miznazi/amiznazi@miamiherald.com
A motorcyclist dodges the rain and motorist while crossing the intersection of South Miami Avenue and Southwest Eighth Street in Miami on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
A motorcyclist dodges the rain and motorist while crossing the intersection of South Miami Avenue and Southwest Eighth Street in Miami on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
A man looks at the rain as streets flood in Brickell, Miami, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2023. Ashley Miznazi/amiznazi@miamiherald.com
A man looks at the rain as streets flood in Brickell, Miami, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2023. Ashley Miznazi/amiznazi@miamiherald.com

North Miami

A man walks through flood waters while carrying his shoes in North Miami in the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Courtesy of Cory Boehne
A man walks through flood waters while carrying his shoes in North Miami in the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Courtesy of Cory Boehne
A car pushes its way through deep floodwaters near Northeast 108th Street and Northeast 13th Avenue in North Miami. Courtesy of Cory Boehne
A car pushes its way through deep floodwaters near Northeast 108th Street and Northeast 13th Avenue in North Miami. Courtesy of Cory Boehne
Multiple cars stalled in deep flood water after heavy overnight downpours near Northeast 119th Street and Northeast 14th Avenue in North Miami. Courtesy of Cory Boehne
Multiple cars stalled in deep flood water after heavy overnight downpours near Northeast 119th Street and Northeast 14th Avenue in North Miami. Courtesy of Cory Boehne

Miami Beach

Coral Gables

A woman pushing a baby carriage crosses the street along Ponce De Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables during a rain storm on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
A woman pushing a baby carriage crosses the street along Ponce De Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables during a rain storm on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com

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