UPDATES: Thursday, June 13 8:00pm
Many of you have been sharing your experiences with us on Facebook and by email. Meteorologist Andrew Shipley walked us through what you were seeing on FOX 4 News at 6:00 — wait, is that a catfish swimming on the street?
Ft Myers broke a rainfall record from back in 1902! Certified Meteorologist Katie Walls walked us through the numbers just now on FOX 4 News at 6:00.
Bonita Springs saw heavy rain bands early in the afternoon. FOX 4's Colton Chavez caught up with people taking cover at a gas station along Bonita Beach Road.
Localized flooding was starting to take its toll on the island of Sanibel Thursday night, as firefighters warned people to be careful while driving.
UPDATES: Thursday, June 13 5:00pm
FGCU just shut down for the rest of Thursday; expected to resume business-as-usual on Friday.
Power Outages are low as of 5:00pm Thursday
Some good news: our power systems are staying online through the heavy rains.
Florida Power and Light and Lee County Electric Cooperative showed under 100 customers each with outages, in the areas they serve throughout Southwest Florida.
You can track power outages & restoration herefor FPL and here for LCEC.
Deadly accident linked to wet, road conditions
The Florida Highway Patrol says two people have died after a driver lost control due to weather-related road conditions on Immokalee Road in Collier County.
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Site Closure
Flooding at bus stops and on streets leads to summer school and school age child care sites to close on Thursday, June 13th.
IMPORTANT - Due to the abundant rain causing localized flooding in Collier County, CCPS Summer School and School Age Child Care sites will be CLOSED tomorrow (Thursday, June 13). Flooding at bus stops and on streets causes hazardous conditions for student and staff… pic.twitter.com/H1hBEwKu3x
— Collier County Public Schools (@collierschools) June 13, 2024
State of Emergency
Late Wednesday, Governor Ron Desantis declared a State of Emergency for five Florida counties, as a system continues to pump tropical moisture into the southern half of the state.
RELATED: FORECAST: Heavy rainfall likely again today, Flood watch continue
The declaration includes Collier and Lee Counties here in Southwest Florida, as well as Broward, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota Counties.
This is not a river. This stretch of side road is notorious for water on a typical summer storm, but it’s been quite some time since it was this high. For reference, a lot of these folks are doing like me and turning around because the water gets pretty deep. #swfl #flwx pic.twitter.com/8zGezpmk0t
— nathan (@NathanSWFL) June 12, 2024
(Here's the latest forecast for Southwest Florida Wednesday night if you need an update.)
Video late Wednesday highlighted significant flooding in Miami, and flooding even temporarily shut down the Fort Lauderdale airport.
It routinely floods in the parking garage of our Aventura condo — but this is the worst I can remember. Usually it looks like a river, today a full on ocean. The water already creeping up the ramp leading to the second floor. @7Weather @NWSMiami pic.twitter.com/BpeTk38fS0
— Daniel Cohen (@DCohenNEWS) June 12, 2024
The National Weather Service reported the City of Sarasota broke an hourly rainfall record Wednesday night. Between 7:00pm and 8:00pm, the city saw 3.93 inches of rain, breaking a 2006 record of a little more than 3 inches.
Cars remain stalled out just outside the main beach access to Siesta Key @fox13news #siestakey #flooding pic.twitter.com/kH3GWlgPuh
— Kim Kuizon FOX 13 (@kkuizon) June 12, 2024
While counties north of Broward County did not fall under the governor's order, residents there still saw plenty of rain and localized flooding.
Pastor rescues truck driver on Turnpike during severe stormshttps://t.co/fGOgE62Ovh
— WPTV (@WPTV) June 12, 2024
Flooding in Boca Raton. This is in a shopping center off Federal Highway and Camino Real https://t.co/ybbU1qk7iO pic.twitter.com/Mcbu6pKSJ5
— WPTV (@WPTV) June 12, 2024
The Executive Order is effective immediately and expires in 60 days unless extended.
