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Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
25 feet (7.6 m) [1] The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee.
Hurricane Katrina. The Southeastern United States, extending from South Florida to Louisiana and areas inland, was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina, causing many deaths and billions in damages. After developing on August 23, Katrina made landfall near the border of Broward and Miami-Dade counties with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds on August 25.
The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the period was Michael, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 hurricane–the strongest since Andrew in 1992. Additionally, hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Wilma, Irma, Ian, and Idalia made landfall on or otherwise impacted the state as major hurricanes.
Among the areas affected in Miami-Dade: Miami, Hialeah and Miami Gardens; as for Broward: Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines. The warnings are in effect until 8 p.m., according to the NWS.
King tide flooding in Miami-Dade was predicted for Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, the season peak Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, Oct. 15-16 and during the full moon Oct. 25-31. Each round of flooding from king tides ...