A coastal flood advisory is in effect for Broward and Miami-Dade Counties through 2 p.m. Sunday and Mainland Monroe County through 6 p.m. Sunday, and many areas are already taking precautions to brace for it.
In Miami Beach Friday morning, crews had already turned on the pumps to clear things ahead of 7 a.m. high tide. By 5 a.m., water was already near the top of the seawall in some areas, including along Indian Creek Drive.
Thursday night, crews shut down the area from 41st to 27th due to high tide flooding.
Many residents in Miami Beach spent the morning sloshing through flooded streets as they made their way to the school buses and around town. One resident told NBC 6 that she was forced to cancel a doctor's appointment because of the flooding.
According to the National Weather Service, south Florida is dealing with "abnormally higher than usual" tides.
NWS refers to it as "spring tide," not because of the season, but because it is common for water levels to spring up in September and October.
"When the sun, moon and Earth are aligned, that's what causes the gravitational pull on the surface of the Earth which then acts to raise the water levels," Robert Molleda, a meteorologist with the NWS, told NBC 6.
While most of the water had receded by midday, the next high tide around 6 p.m. is expected to bring more flooding.
Miami Beach says storm pumps have helped to keep most areas dry.
