WeatherWednesday, November 4
Record rain swamped Palm Beach County and closed roads
The 5AM Boynton Beach team
If you're driving in Palm Beach County today, check your route first. Between the airport and Palm Beach Gardens, about 18 to 19 inches of rain fell over three days, National Weather Service meteorologist Nico Porcelli said, and floodwaters reached waist-high in some areas.
Monday's rain broke a daily record
- 7.39 inches
- of rain Monday, a daily record
- 18-19
- inches over three days, airport to Palm Beach Gardens
- 3
- Election Day polling places closed by flooding
Sources: The Palm Beach Post, WPBF
Parts of West Palm Beach to Palm Beach Gardens got up to a foot overnight, and cars were left abandoned across the Villages area. WPBF lists Tuesday road trouble, where roads may have lane closures or be shut down:
- Congress Avenue: 1300–2400 blocks
- Haverhill Road: between 45th Street and Roebuck Road
- I-95 north off-ramps: to Blue Heron and Gateway boulevards
- Australian Avenue
The flooding also suspended Brightline service between West Palm Beach and Orlando. The county's Emergency Operations Center is at Level 2, and a State of Local Emergency has been declared, a county statement said.
The flooding unfolded over three days
- Nov. 1The county's Emergency Operations Center activates at Level 2.
- Nov. 2The airport records 7.39 inches of rain, a daily record.
- Nov. 3Floodwaters close three Election Day polling places.
Source: The Palm Beach Post
Sources: WPBF, WPEC, The Palm Beach Post