Severe storms hit Florida, bringing record rainfall and wind damage.

Palm Beach County in Florida experienced record rainfall, tropical storm-force gusts, and thunderstorms that caused flooding and delayed school dismissals. The storms were caused by a passing kink in the upper-level flow of the atmosphere and preceded a cold front that moved through South Florida on Monday. The storms spewed an explosive 35,069 lightning events in Palm Beach County between 6 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service warns of potential localized flooding due to saturated soils across the east coast metro.