Videos, photos on social media shows flooding in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Florida
A line of thunderstorms dumped flooding El Nino rains on parts of Southwest Florida Monday.
Cape Coral was overrun by floodwaters after 3-6 inches of rain fell in a short time, overwhelming storm sewers that couldn't drain the water fast enough.
Streets in downtown Fort Myers were also submerged. Palm Beach Boulevard in both directions from Terry Street to Marsh Avenue and Fowler from Hanson Street to Edison Avenue were closed Monday night due to the flooding, The News-Press previously reported.
Photos and images of the flooding were shared across social media:
Streets flooding in SW Cape Coral @NBC2 @AllysonRaeWx @robduns pic.twitter.com/fTixhLoaIH
— Brian Doyle (@Brian_Doyle_) January 15, 2024
Major flooding Cape Coral FL. @nbc2 @Fox4Now #capecoral #flooding pic.twitter.com/tcJf6bfBrf
— Jim (@lovehome12) January 16, 2024
Lots of flooding in Cape Coral. Radar indicated 8+ inches pic.twitter.com/mmkrSxE7gm
— Greg Travers (@Gregt041) January 16, 2024
@NBC2 Flooding in Cape Coral! pic.twitter.com/IdQiqJM6XJ
— Eric English (@ericenglish) January 15, 2024
@GovRonDeSantis hey Ron how is Iowa? We are having biblical flooding in Cape Coral. Don’t come back! pic.twitter.com/nyt4s4uYfR
— Agent of Chaos (@boxster007) January 15, 2024
So - SW Cape Coral flooding bad. pic.twitter.com/NPe9jLUI8Z
— Dave Conklin (@DaveConklin) January 15, 2024
Àn estimated eight inches of rain allowed for extra flooding off of Skyline in Cape Coral tonight. @MattDevittWX pic.twitter.com/YVVFy61ZL9
— Edward J. Pelegrino (@EdwardPelegrino) January 16, 2024
What a wild weather day for #swfl. Flooding in January, not something we say too often. Cape Coral is getting the worst of it today. This is video from central Cape Coral at Koza/Saladino Park. @NWSTampaBay @NBC2 pic.twitter.com/jI371CBo5o
— Jason Dunning (@JasonDunning) January 15, 2024
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This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Cape Coral, Fort Myers flooding: Videos, photos of deluge, aftermath
