Description: Ocean Weather around the world
NOAA NWS Rainfall Estimate
Reord rainfall in Fort Lauderdale. A stationary supercell thunderstorm that centered itself near Fort Lauderdale, Florida produced prolonged periods of 3+ inch hourly rainfalls creating widespread flooding. The heaviest rainfall, in excess of 20 inches, appears to have occurred from Ft. Lauderdale to Hollywood. It has been estimated that up to 1.5 inches of rain fell in 10 minutes in Fort Lauderdale!
Early on the morning of April 12th, there was a weak 1010 mb low over the central Gulf of Mexico with a slow moving warm front extending eastward to the Florida Keys. Over the northeastern Gulf surface winds were 25-35 kts from the east.