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Article: Major storm leaves Florida swamped; Flooding: Up to 18 inches of rain fall
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- October 5, 2000
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MIAMI (AP) - Torrential downpours flooded southeastern Florida
with up to 18 inches of rain, closing schools and businesses
Wednesday, stranding thousands of motorists in waist-high water and
leaving catfish swimming in first-floor apartments.
A man fell to his death Wednesday while trying to patch a leaking
roof in Miami Beach.
Most of the rain had stopped by midday, but three counties
remained under a flood watch, and Miami residents were urged to stay
home until things dried out. Near Fort Myers, new flood warnings
were issued for parts of Lee County, where 6 to 7 inches of rain
fell in three hours Wednesday and 3 to 5 inches more were expected.
"All we need is a canoe and some fishing ...