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In an 11 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center, a tropical system that brought heavy rains to Florida moved off the coast of Florida and brought heavy rains to some areas. All tropical storm warnings in Central Florida counties were dropped by Saturday afternoon.
The last of the Tropical Storm warnings has been dropped. I'll have one last quick update on @WESH 2 at 5PM and then a full look at your forecast for the rest of your weekend coming up on @WESH 2 News at 6! pic.twitter.com/Si74rMW2KB
The system finally organized enough to become Tropical Storm Alex Sunday morrning.
Being on the left side of the storm, or the dry side, Central Florida saw the rain out of the way by Saturday evening.
A tropical storm warning was dropped for Brevard, Polk and Osceola.
The rain from the potential tropical cyclone produced considerable flash and urban flooding in some parts of Florida.
Fire officials in Miami shared a frightening video of a flooded street:
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. At this time @CityofMiamiFire is responding to multiple calls of cars stuck in the water. Please stay off the road and do not drive through floods. pic.twitter.com/lYKx1FoqlJ— Miami Fire PIO (@MFR_PIO) June 4, 2022
At this time @CityofMiamiFire is responding to multiple calls of cars stuck in the water. Please stay off the road and do not drive through floods. pic.twitter.com/lYKx1FoqlJ
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WHAT TO DO WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED
HOW YOUR SMARTPHONE CAN HELP DURING A HURRICANE
Your smartphone can be your best friend in a hurricane — with the right websites and apps, you can turn it into a powerful tool for guiding you through a storm’s approach, arrival and aftermath.
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Enable emergency alerts — if you have an iPhone, select settings, then go into Notifications. From there, look for government alerts and enable emergency alerts.
If you have an Android phone, from the home page of the app, scroll to the right along the bottom and click on "Settings." On the settings menu, click on "Severe Weather Alerts." From the menu select from Most Severe, Moderate Severe, or All Alerts.
Your pet should be a part of your family plan. If you must evacuate, the most important thing you can do to protect your pets is to evacuate them too. Leaving pets behind, even if you try to create a safe space for them, could result in injury or death.
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