Flooding

A frontal boundary will slowly track through the Florida Panhandle starting late tonight. Abundant moisture will increase ahead of the system causing rounds of heavy rain and isolated severe storms Friday through Sunday.

South Florida could get more flood protection from the federal government sooner than expected.

South Florida’s drainage canals are overwhelmed by king tides, and sea rise could only worsen the issue.

Florida International University’s Martina Potlach, whose studies marry landscape design and ecology, gave ideas on how to reconceptualize how shorelines work if humans are to live in coastal South Florida as storms intensify and the sea moves in.

Parts of South Florida received 9 inches of rain, along with high winds that produced gusts of up to 70 mph.

A Gulf Low and a Caribbean system will simultaneously impact Florida this week. Flooding winds and damaging wind gusts are expected over the Panhandle and South Florida.

A Q&A with Jason Evans, associate professor of environmental science and studies at Stetson University.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about the legal limbo around abortion access as the Florida Supreme Court considers a challenge to the state’s 15-week ban. Plus, a preview of November’s special legislative session. And later, a collection of stories about coastal communities' efforts to mitigate flooding.

The historically black community in Manatee County has experienced persistent flooding for years. The August hurricane brought more than three feet of storm surge to the neighborhood.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Regardless of development, heavy rain, strong storms, rough surf, and increased winds are expected Wednesday into Thursday.

The City of Cape Canaveral, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Stetson University, along with city and county partners are working on the flooding solution.

Storm surge and unusually high tides left some properties along the coast flooded with several feet of water. Residents are cleaning up the damage and bracing for a financial hit.