Welcome to the Sunshine State! Part 1 / myLot

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

April 13, 2023 4:35pm CST

These are pictures taken from my windows on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, between 2-3 PM! We were fortunate at Gateway--although the property got flooded, worse than when we get King Tide floods, the water was gone by the next day unlike lingering with tide floods. Also, the entrance and exit were navigable while many streets not too far from us were blocked off to traffic. We didn't have any electric shortages nor was the water turned off. Basically, it was just a rainy day during the rainy season in the Sunshine State! And then came Thursday! (To be continued!) State of emergency declared in Fort Lauderdale as heavy rain drenches South Florida An epic deluge with over 25 inches of rain hit the Fort Lauderdale area on Wednesday, forcing a closure of the Fort Lauderdale Airport and leaving many parts of the region underwater. By Thomas Leffler, AccuWeather staff writer For complete story: https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/state-of-emergency-declared-in-fort-lauderdale-as-heavy-rain-drenches-south-florida/1511926 AS I WRITE THIS IT IS STORMING AGAIN--WORSE THAN YESTERDAY!!

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Amber

@AmbiePam (121059)

• United States

25 Apr 23

People fear the number of tornadoes in Oklahoma (I know Florida has them too), but I fear the weather in Florida far more than the weather we have here in Oklahoma.

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GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

26 Apr 23

Why???? We haven't been hit by a hurricane in South Florida for years--we had 5 cold days this past year, one day of VERY heavy rainfall--what weather dom you fear???

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Amber

@AmbiePam (121059)

• United States

26 Apr 23

@GreatMartin I listen to this sports show on South Beach and they are always talking about hurricane threats. I remember once, five of the guys were so scared one of forecasted hurricane they literally left the state. That stayed with me. I think that was several years ago, but I couldn't get over feeling the need to evacuate the state. I've always thought you guys were pretty brave.