‘Impassable’ flooding from pounding rain is swamping South Florida suburbs

Miami Herald · Milena Malaver · 2026-11-04 17:14 UTC

Heavy rain dumped 13–15 inches near Weston and Sunrise, flooding Broward County streets, stranding cars and prompting concerns over schools and mall closures.

Heavy rain this week has turned parts of Broward County into a watery maze, swallowing roadways, stranding cars in flooded parking lots and sending water into homes and buildings as people waded through deep floodwaters.

Over the past four days the highest rainfall totaled about 13 to 15 inches between Weston and Sunrise, George Rizzuto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami, said Wednesday.

But there’s good news coming: The rain will taper off Wednesday afternoon, and drier air and sunny skies are moving in Thursday through the weekend, he said.

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