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WeatherBroward's flooding should ease as drier air and sunny skies arrive ThursdayIf your street is still a pond, relief is coming. The National Weather Service in Miami says drier air and sunny skies move in Thursday and last through the weekend, after rain that was due to taper off Wednesday afternoon. The heaviest totals fell between Weston and Sunrise.Thursday’s editionRead WeatherFlooding strands cars at Sawgrass Mills and Amerant Bank Arena after Panthers gameHeavy rain flooded parts of Broward on Monday night and left cars stranded at Sawgrass Mills and outside Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise after the Panthers-Red Wings game. Fans waded out through nearly knee-high water, and some left their cars behind. Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan said the water "is supposed to stay on this property," but seven inches of rain in six hours plus a big event was "kind of a catastrophe for a lot of folks."Wednesday’s editionRead

Weather from local newsrooms

From CBS Miami and TAPinto Pompano Beach, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

CBS Miami16 hours ago
Great weekend weather ahead for South Florida, on CBS Miami
We'll start out dry on both Saturday and Sunday. Scattered storms will pop up on Saturday evening and roll south from Broward County into Miami-Dade County.
TAPinto Pompano Beach21 hours ago
(PHOTOS) Pompano's 5th Annual “Horse and Hound” Event: Despite Rain, Big Success, on TAPinto Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH — Dark rain clouds and passing storms did not stop local residents from dressing up their pets and heading outdoors for a day of fun at Sand and Spurs Equestrian Park.The park held it...

In brief

The short notes of 5AM Fort Lauderdale’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

MosquitoesHealth and city officials warn that standing water left by the rain in western Broward could fuel mosquitoes that carry illnesses such as dengue.
Health and city officials warn that standing water left by the rain in western Broward could fuel mosquitoes that carry illnesses such as dengue. Oakhill Equestrian Park was still closed Friday because of standing water.
News Notes · Saturday’s editionSource: CBS Miami
King tidesKing tides are back, and Diario Las Américas reports they could flood some low Miami streets through Monday, even without rain.
King tides are back, and Diario Las Américas reports they could flood some low Miami streets through Monday, even without rain. The National Weather Service expects minor, isolated coastal flooding, milder than in late October, when saltwater covered stretches of streets in Miami-Dade and Broward.
Around Florida · Saturday’s editionSource: Diario Las Américas
FloodingFloodwaters are still lingering in parts of Broward after heavy rain swept across South Florida Monday.
Floodwaters are still lingering in parts of Broward after heavy rain swept across South Florida Monday. In Southwest Ranches' Vista Filare neighborhood, more than a foot of rain left streets and driveways submerged for four days. In Davie, knee-high water sat in a Shenandoah Square parking lot Thursday morning, and American Heritage Schools temporarily closed Wednesday while crews pumped water from the campus.
News Notes · Friday’s editionSources: NBC 6 South Florida, CBS Miami, WSVN, WPLG Local 10