Florida's Historic Rainfall and Flooding: A Look at the Aftermath.

A supercell storm parked over Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for six to eight hours, dumping more than 25 inches of rain and flooding the city. The storm was fed by warm and moisture-rich Gulf Stream air, which acted like a continuous feeding loop. The availability of warm ocean air from the Gulf Stream was essentially infinite, said former NOAA chief scientist Ryan Maue. Climate change is increasing the frequency and magnitude of heavy rainfall events, which coupled with sea level rise on the Florida coast, pose severe risks to residents, said University of Oklahoma meteorology professor Jason Furtado.