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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Concerns in California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

An atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to lower elevations of California this week, and heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains. Flash flooding, some of which may be locally considerable, will be a concern on the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains through Tuesday. Landslides, rockfalls and mudslides are possible in the Southern California mountains. Read More >

February 2, 1998 Doppler Radar Images

Doppler Radar Dade/Broward area

The above radar reflectivity image was taken from the Miami (KAMX) Doppler radarpar at 8:24 pm February 2, 1998 and shows the very strong intensity of the echo pattern overpar the Dade/Broward Metro area. A large well-defined Bow echo of >50 DBZ intensity,par and several embedded areas of >55 DBZ near Opa Locka (OPF), south and west ofpar North Perry Airport (HWO) along the Dade/Broward line in the Pembroke Pines/Miramar area.par The strongest intensity of 63 DBZ is located northwest of North Perry in the Davie/Cooperpar City area of Broward county.

 

The image below is an enlarged view of the above picture highlighting regions of the metropolitan area.

  Doppler radar Dade/Broward area