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Up to a foot of rain floods inland Florida as rivers keep rising
Up to 12 inches of rain fell Monday in parts of inland Florida, leaving rivers rising and about 60 homes at risk near Arcadia, while forecasters warned that totals between West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce could reach 20 inches.
Estimated rainfall totals reached up to 12 inches on Monday in parts of inland Florida, and river and stream flooding was continuing on Tuesday, ABC7 Sarasota (WWSB) reported.
The heaviest rain fell near Avon Park and Sebring in Highlands County and in eastern Hardee and DeSoto counties. Runoff is draining into the Peace River and Horse Creek, and the Peace River is expected to crest just west of Arcadia on Thursday evening, when about 60 homes could flood.
On the east coast, a flood warning was in effect near West Palm Beach, where rainfall totals from West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale to Fort Pierce could reach 20 inches before the event ends. Torrential downpours also left water ponding on roads across Central Florida, WESH reported.
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport recorded 1.45 inches of rain on Nov. 2, a record for the date. Forecasters said scattered storms were still possible on Election Day, with the heaviest activity inland late in the day, before conditions largely dry out on Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecasters are also watching a system east of the Bahamas that has a 30% chance of developing into a tropical storm. If it forms, it would be named Kyle and is expected to track east because of frontal boundaries. The Atlantic hurricane season runs through the end of November.
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