SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Heavy downpours caused flooding in low-lying neighborhoods in Broward County.
Quick and heavy rain made for some fast flooding in parts of Broward, Wednesday morning.
With the rain being stationary, multiple flood advisories were issued for much of Broward, including areas like Davie, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Pompano Beach and Pembroke Pines.
Some areas received well over 3 inches of rain, causing significant flooding on the roadways.
Southern parts of Broward County are often susceptible to flooding, especially in low-lying areas.
Traffic was at a crawl as Mother Nature dumped inches of rain within hours.
Drivers tried to traverse the flooded intersections, slowly getting by.
7News cameras captured some of the high waters covering the roads near West Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest Seventh Avenue.
There were also reports of high water on the roadways along North Federal Highway, near Commercial Boulevard.
Other intersections merely received a few inches of standing water.
But the rain came down long enough to cause trouble for drivers, business owners and residents in the area.
Judith Dupin, who owns Kai Beauty Company, told 7News this is the third time in two years that her business has flooded.
“I was with a client, we walked out of the room, and there was just water everywhere, to the point where I was like, ‘I don’t think you’re gonna be able to leave the store,” said Dupin. “This, I want to say, is the second or third [time] in the past two years.”
Dupin said the floods are a growing frustration and problem for her business.
“In Fort Lauderdale, I don’t know what’s going on. It just floods, major floods. We’ve had cars get stalled in our parking lot before. It’s frustrating. It’s sad. It’s crazy,” she said. “It’s frustrating because of these random rainstorms in Fort Lauderdale. It’s not like a hurricane where you can plan for. I had no idea this was coming.”
7News’ Ralph Rayburn hovered above Northwest 39th Avenue and Fourth Place, off State Road 411, where city workers were seen surveying the area and preparing to pump the water off the roadway.
“We see several stalled cars in the area,” said Rayburn.
In Pompano Beach, many streets were not visible under inches of water, and stalled cars littered the roads.
Anna Firestone’s car was among those that flooded, but she told 7News a good Samaritan helped her out.
“Somebody always opens their heart to help somebody, so this is what we like in the Christmas,” said Firestone.
The good Samaritan, Aimee Bordy, saw a neighbor in need and was happy to help.
“She’s just stuck here, so we just invited her in,” said Bordy.
“She said it made her Christmas,” said 7News reporter Brandon Beyer.
“Yeah, well, we’re talking about Jesus, and that’s what Christmas is about,” said Bordy.
7News captured another resident, John, helping clear debris off the drains to allow the water to leave quickly.
But just as fast as the rain came, it went away. Eventually, the sun started to shine again, and the waters naturally began to recede off the roadway.
Fort Lauderdale officials said the city saw roughly 3 or so inches of rain, which is the daily capacity for the stormwater system.
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