A dangerous June rainfall once again transformed several South Florida roads and parks into rivers and lakes, causing traffic jams, stalling vehicles and forcing residents to wade through streets with their shoes in hand.
The deluge, which worsened Wednesday afternoon, resulted in severe flooding that led authorities to close parts of southbound Interstate 95 near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Hundreds of flights were delayed at airports in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and roads and intersections became impassable in Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, Hollywood, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and other parts of South Florida.
The National Weather Service issued several warnings Wednesday, including a rare flash flood emergency for portions of southern Broward County and northern Miami-Dade County, effective until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Here’s what South Florida looks like:
FedEx driver Rico Torres delivers a package to a home near Hayes Street in Hollywood as heavy rain floods the neighborhood on Wednesday. [ MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald ]
A driver blinks their hazard lights on Arthur Street in Hollywood as heavy rain floods the surrounding neighborhood on Wednesday. [ MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald ]
Laura Collinhofer holds an umbrella after moving her cars to higher ground after heavy rain flooded her neighborhood near the corner of Arthur Street and 14th Avenue in Hollywood on Wednesday. [ MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald ]
A man works to clear debris from a flooded street on the corner of Garfield Street and 14th Avenue in Hollywood as heavy rain floods the nearby neighborhood on Wednesday. [ MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald ]
Victor Corone pushes his wife, Maria Diaz, in a wheelchair through more than a foot of floodwater on 84th Street in Miami Beach on Wednesday. Diaz had a doctor’s appointment, and they had to ditch the car in the parking lot on Collins Avenue and walk more than 20 minutes to get home. [ AL DIAZ | Miami Herald ]
Hector Guifarro climbs around to the front of his vehicle to avoid the flooded street in front of St. Edwards Apartments in Edgewater on Wednesday. [ AL DIAZ | Miami Herald ]
Drew Donner walks down Taft Street as heavy rain floods the nearby neighborhood on Wednesday in Hollywood. [ MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald ]
Mike Viesel kisses his dog, Humi, as they wait in their flooded Lincoln Continental for a tow truck after their car stalled out on Taft Street in Hollywood on Wednesday. [ MATIAS J. OCNER | Miami Herald ]
