flooding

NBC 6’s Steve MacLaughlin discusses how climate change has affected the behavior of storms and weather patterns over the last several years.

Flooding is not uncommon during the rainy season, but officials are now looking into whether some of it could have been prevented. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

South Florida looked more like Venice, Italy after over three days straight of heavy rain.  While Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz acknowledged the major amounts of rainfall, he’s now pointing fingers at South Florida Water Management District.  “They did not lower the canals in time,” said Diaz, who represents District 12. “We had a lot of rain come in in...

Many people do not know if their auto policy covers damage caused by flood water.  Your auto policy more than likely covers flood damage, but in some instances, it is optional and comes with an additional price.  To find out if flood damage is covered in your policy, you want to look for the area of your policy that...

After days of downpours in South Florida, residents at one Opa-locka apartment complex are dealing with the flooding and water damage at their homes. Residents at the Glorieta Gardens apartment complex near Northwest 135th Street and Alexandria Drive say the water damage and sewage smell will likely last for days. One woman said even her second-floor apartment was damaged because…

Flooding shut down several streets in South Florida and many drivers were forced to leave their cars behind. NBC 6’s Sasha Jones has the fine print you need to look for to make sure you insurance policy covers your property.

Residents at an Opa-locka apartment building are dealing with major flooding after days of severe weather dumped a ton of rain in South Florida. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.

South Florida streets have flooded following several days of heavy rains and thunderstorms

South Florida streets have flooded following several days of heavy rains and thunderstorms. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.

Non-stop rain is causing street flooding in parts of South Florida, especially in downtown Miami. The city is spending millions of dollars to fix the problem. NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez reports.

Senior citizens are among the scores of displaced people staying in shelters after flooding overwhelmed two dams, submerged homes and washed out roads in Central Michigan.

Thousands were forced from their homes Tuesday after two Michigan dams failed after days of heavy rain. The flooding came after days of heavy rain saturated the Great Lakes region and Lake Erie overflowed its banks.

Cellphone video showed massive flooding and cars stuck in the water Tuesday in a Miami neighborhood after heavy rains moved into the area. A viewer told NBC 6 he spotted the flooding at around 2 p.m. in Edgewater. The video showed water spewing from the street and cars halfway submerged in the water. City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to…

New scientific projections released Wednesday predict that ocean levels will rise even faster than previously forecast over the next four decades in low-lying southeastern Florida, which is already prone to frequent flooding even on sunny days. Compared with estimates made in 2015, the new prediction is for about 5 inches in additional sea level rise under a moderate outlook by…

Rainy season in South Florida can be a headache especially in areas that are prone to flood. That was the case this past summer in a warehouse district in Doral. After heavy rain, the road along Northwest 96th Avenue remained under water for more than a month.  Workers in the area provided NBC 6 Responds and Telemundo 51 Responde video…

The NBC 6 Responds team looks into who is responsible for maintaining a street that was flooded for more than a month in Doral.

A neighborhood was flooded Wednesday after a car struck a fire hydrant Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department responded at around 4 p.m. to the 1400 block of Riverland Road. Police said the driver bailed out of the vehicle and has not been found, but the passenger stayed at the scene. Crews were at the scene due…

Miami Police Department and Coral Springs Police confirmed Saturday afternoon that a water line break had resulted in flooding on North River Drive.