Tropical Storm Eta floods South Florida: Photos

Storm brought flooding rains to Fort Lauderdale, downtown Miami and Miami Beach

Tropical storm Eta brought floods to South Florida
From left to right: North Bay Road in Miami Beach, in front of Marcelo Claure's property that he plans to tear down; the Biscayne Park neighborhood in Miami

Tropical storm Eta brought heavy rain and winds to South Florida Sunday and Monday, flooding parts of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Major roadways, including Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami and the MacArthur Causeway to Miami Beach, were inundated as of Monday morning, and tens of thousands of homes experienced power outages.

Western Broward County

Western Broward County

Storm totals reached 18 inches of rain in some areas of South Florida, and wind gusts hit 63 miles per hour in the Florida Keys, according to the National Hurricane Center. Schools, universities and many businesses in South Florida announced they would be closed on Monday.

Here’s a look at some of the flooding as of Monday morning:

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The MacArthur Causeway


Biscayne Boulevard in Miami

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Fort Lauderdale

Eta marks the 28th named storm this hurricane season, which officially ends on Nov. 30. It made landfall in the Florida Keys late Sunday, after killing more than 100 people in Central America.

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