Florida Storm: Tropical system moves off Florida coast towards the Bahamas flooded behind

city of Miami warned Several roads were inaccessible on Saturday afternoon. Least one beach was temporarily closed.
Miami-Dade Rescue Service officials have warned in danger of weekend flooding “high” for the county, especially in low-lying and poorly drained parts, and urged residents not to try walk or drive through flooded waters. About 100 vehicles stuck for the night in flooding across Miami, fire chief Joseph Zaralban told CNN affiliate WSVN.
Country also issued a no-swimming warning for certain areas after officials announced there were sewer overflows. Waste water drain at a local plant had “mixing potential with flood water at the facility and flow towards adjacent surface water,” the district said. in a news release. Residents and guests were also urged avoid activities like fishing and boating.

BUT flood the clock was in effect through south Florida on Saturday, including Miami, until 8:00 pm ET.

National Weather Service (NWS) said the heaviest rain streaks of storm system moved away from the shore in the evening, but warned that some individual showers could follow as well as cause local floods.
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Previously NWS office in Miami said 6 to 11 inches of the rain was falling on some areas.

Record rainfall was recorded on Saturday for the date of June 4 in West Palm Beach (which has seen 4.5 inches of of water), Fort Lauderdale (which saw 6.55 inches) and Miami (which recorded 5.24 inches), according to the NWS.

Potential Tropical Cycle 1 was poorly organized as he led for Atlantic Ocean on Saturday evening. At approximately 5:00 pm ET at the National Hurricane Center of storm about 40 miles to the northeast of Fort Pierce.

Storm expected to intensify

The storm was accompanied by strong winds of about 45 miles per hour and was moving rapidly to the northeast at about 18 miles per hour, according to the center.

Early tropical storm warning for The Florida East Coast was terminated on Saturday night, but warning remained for northwestern Bahamas and a tropical storm. in effect for Bermuda, the center reported.

The newest track from the hurricane center shows storm system harden enough to become Tropical Storm Alex within next 12 hours then passes north of Bermuda by Monday.

tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions possible.

Airlines have canceled 841 flights. on FlightAware data showed Friday amid several storm systems.

U.S. airline warns Florida airport disruptions will be last through the weekend.

Jean Norman of CNN, Hannah Sarison and Greg Wallace contributed to this report.

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