Flood — Monroe, Florida

2020-09-12 to 2020-09-13 · near Stock Is, Monroe, Florida

Event narrative

Key West Police Department reported numerous streets impassable due to flooding with stalled vehicles, including the Triangle (U.S. 1 and Roosevelt Boulevards), South Roosevelt and New Town neighborhoods along Northside Drive through Flagler Boulevard, and near Flagler and 5th Street. Flooding later expanded to include the Bertha Street and Atlantic Boulevard neighborhoods, flooding a resident to a depth of 6 inches on Atlantic Drive.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Depression 19 moved across the Everglades, and into the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico, later strengthening into Tropical Storm Sally. Numerous rain bands and training convective cells produced flooding, particularly in Islamorada in the Upper Keys and in the Key West-Stock Island area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 922870. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.