WeatherWednesday, November 4
Record rain swamps Palm Beach County, and a local emergency is in place
The 5AM Delray Beach team
Floodwaters reached waist-high in some areas, and a State of Local Emergency has been declared. Nico Porcelli of the National Weather Service in Miami said the stretch from the airport to Palm Beach Gardens got about 18 to 19 inches in three days.
Three days of rain brought about 18 to 19 inches near the airport
- 7.39 inches
- at the airport on Nov. 2, a daily record
- 18-19 inches
- from the airport to Palm Beach Gardens in three days
- 3
- Election Day polling locations closed
Source: The Palm Beach Post
In Boca Raton, the city reports high water in several spots. Standing water also hit parts of other major roads. Can't see the bottom of the water? Don't drive through it.
- High water: NW 2nd Ave. between NW 20th St. and Yamato Rd.
- High water: NW 2nd Ave. at NW 28th and NW 35th streets
- High water: multiple spots along Dixie Highway
- Sporadic high water: Yamato, Lyons, Clint Moore and Glades roads
The flooding built over three days
- Nov. 1County Emergency Operations Center activates at Level 2 after a Learjet 60 crash near Greenacres.
- Nov. 2Airport records 7.39 inches of rain, topping a daily mark set in 1888.
- Nov. 3Heavy overnight rain brings rescue requests as motorists are stranded countywide.
Sources: BocaNewsNow.com, The Palm Beach Post
The county's Office of Emergency Management has updates at www.discover.pbc.gov.