{"id":1010,"date":"2026-05-26T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:31:46","slug":"heavy-rains-to-usher-in-hurricane-season-see-how-much-could-fall-near-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1010","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rains to usher in hurricane season? See how much could fall near you"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFlash flooding\u201d and \u201clocalized flooding\u201d are threats that drought-challenged South Florida haven\u2019t heard for a while.<\/p>\n

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But the region is looking at the likelihood of warnings as forecasters say the dwindling days of May into early June will be wet ones for much of the state.<\/p>\n

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Rain. A lot of it.<\/p>\n

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Forecast models hint at the possibility of several inches of rain over the next seven days, CBSNews Miami meteorologist Shane Hinton said this week post. There\u2019s an \u201cisolated flood risk on Thursday and Friday for metro areas of Broward and Miami-Dade,\u201d he wrote in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

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Consider a possible four to six inches of rain heading to the Miami area starting on Thursday, and three to five inches possible in the Keys, said Florida-based meteorologist Matt Devitt.<\/p>\n

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NOAA\u2019s Weather Prediction Center placed South Florida under a Level 1 risk \u2014 meaning marginal risk \u2014 of excessive rainfall due to the potential for flooding on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, CBS News Miami meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The rainy season isn\u2019t revving up from the June 1 start of hurricane season. There\u2019s nothing expected in the tropics over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center noted. Credit a front drifting south that will stall across the state this week as waves of low pressure send bands of rain and thunderstorm activity along the mostly dry state, AccuWeather forecasters say.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecause much of the region is dealing with conditions ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought, the rainfall will provide much-needed relief for agriculture and water supplies,\u201d reports AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.<\/p>\n

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Miami area rain chances<\/h2>\n

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According to the National Weather Service in Miami here are the rain and storm chances from Wednesday to Monday afternoon, June 1, for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale areas.<\/p>\n

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