Rain, Rain, Go Away

Last week, South Florida experienced a huge rain storm. The rain continued day and night. It rained form Sunday all the way to Thursday. Streets were flooded all around the county. It was extremely dangerous to drive because the rain was falling down extremely hard and drivers were not able to see.

The storm continued to be multiple days because the humidity and the moisture kept feeding into it. When the storm would stop for a few minutes, the weather was extremely humid.

Sewers were not draining fast enough, and as a result streets flooded. It was very hazardous for cars to be in the streets if they were flooded because the car could get stuck. Some homes and offices lost power as a result of the extreme storm. Houses flooded and cars got stuck on the roads.

Get Out Your Kayaks

The amount of rainfall in Fort Lauderdale broke a historic record of 25.91 inches on Wednesday according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Miami office. The airport had to be shut down because it was dangerous for planes to land on the runway. Cars were also swimming at the terminal and could not pick anyone up. Cars were also flooded in, causing drivers to abandon them.

This tremendous rainfall also caused there to be a gas shortage here in South Florida. According to abc.news, Florida is experiencing a gas shortage because of panic buying and because of delays from the weather. Lines at the gas station are out of hand and sometimes stretch for blocks.

What Does the Rain Have to Do with the Gas Shortage?

The gas shortage, according to Patrick DeHaan, a GasBuddy petroleum analyst, is similar to the toilet paper shortage in 2020 because when people see something unusual, like huge lines at the gas station, they fear that they will run out of gas, since everyone is filling up.

Some people are still recovering from the storm that occurred last week and are still battling the lighter storms that have continued to occur.

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Isabella Estrada

Results of the severe storms at ILS.