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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Sunshine returns after Broward's flood, and the school tax is renewed

Plus, Broward voters renew the school tax, and Amendment 3 raises questions for schools.

The 5AM Fort Lauderdale team2 stories14 sources5 min read

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Broward's flooding should ease as drier air and sunny skies arrive Thursday

Sunrise and Weston took the heaviest rain

13-15 inches
of rain over four days between Weston and Sunrise
2 to 3 inches
per hour in the heaviest downpours
2 p.m.
was Sawgrass Mills' delayed opening Tuesday and Wednesday

Sources: Miami Herald, NBC 6 South Florida

If 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.

Blame an upper-level low over the eastern Gulf of Mexico that pulled in tropical moisture while slow storms kept "" over the same neighborhoods. Flash flooding left vehicles stranded at .

  • Sunrise to Coral Springs: 6 to 10 inches overnight into Tuesday
  • Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast: 15 to 20 inches
  • Davie: St. Bonaventure Catholic School closed Monday

Rain began Monday, and sunshine is forecast from Thursday

  1. Nov. 2Heavy rain starts around 4 p.m. in Sunrise, one resident says.
  2. Nov. 3 opens at 2 p.m., and some polling places change.
  3. Nov. 4Rain is due to taper off in the afternoon.
  4. Nov. 5Drier air and sunny skies move in through the weekend.

Sources: Miami Herald, NBC 6 South Florida

Sunrise's Erich Lachs said the standing water sits in areas engineered to hold it, and "it naturally takes time for water to recede." Sunrise resident Nadia Samad said Wednesday the flooding near her home had "tripled" overnight. We suggest skipping flooded roads until it drains.

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Broward voters renew the school tax for teacher pay and safety

If you have a child in a Broward school, the funding for teacher pay, safety and mental health services just got renewed. Broward voters approved it with just over 67%, and Miami-Dade voters said yes with more than 82%. It's the third renewal since 2018.

Miami-Dade voters backed the renewal more strongly than Broward voters

Source: WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

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Miami-Dade82%
Broward67%

District leaders said renewal was crucial in avoiding a $358 million budget shortfall. Superintendent Howard Hepburn pointed to three straight years of A ratings and the district's highest graduation rate ever.

$358 millionbudget shortfall district leaders said renewal helps avoid

Broward has seen declining enrollment, school closures and a drop in revenue.

Source: WPLG Local 10

One catch: , the property tax cut, passed with over 60% of the vote. Hepburn says it will directly affect Broward schools, from school resource officers to after-school programs.

  • Rate: , or $1 per $1,000 of taxable value
  • School Board is discussing closing and consolidating ten schools
  • Board member Allen Zeman's plan would close 26 schools

News Notes

Davie, Pompano

Flooding lingered Wednesday in Davie's Paradise Village, where a local lake spilled into the roadway. Horse owners in Davie moved their animals after their stalls flooded. In Pompano Beach, a Shell gas station's fueling area was submerged near Southwest Powerline Road and Copans Road. CBS MiamiWPLG Local 10

Apartment sale

The Landings, a 268-apartment complex on Fishermans Drive in Coconut Creek, sold for $52.55 million, property records show. The deed is dated Oct. 29. TAPinto Coconut Creek

Home prices

Zillow put the typical Fort Lauderdale home at $509,700 in September 2026, down 0.6% from a year earlier. Plantation, Hollywood and Pompano Beach were all slightly down too. South Florida Caribbean News

Fort Lauderdale's typical home costs the most among four Broward cities

Source: South Florida Caribbean News

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Fort Lauderdale$509.7K
Plantation$492K
Hollywood$442.3K
Pompano Beach$350.1K

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  3. Wed., Nov. 4Flooding strands cars at Sawgrass Mills and Amerant Bank Arena
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Red Wings spoil the Panthers' Hometown Remix debut with a 5-3 win in Sunrise
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Sunshine returns after Broward's flood, and the school tax is renewed

Plus, Broward voters renew the school tax, and Amendment 3 raises questions for schools.

The TLDR

  1. Sunny skies are due Thursday after days of Broward flooding
  2. Broward voters renew the school funding tax
  3. Amendment 3 will directly affect Broward schools, the superintendent says
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