Potential Tropical Cyclone One Brings Torrential Rain To Miami

MIAMI, FL — Potential Cyclone One brought torrential rains and urban flooding to Miami and other parts of South Florida as it made landfall in the state Saturday.

Heavy rain and flooding began Friday and continued into Saturday. Accuweather's Bill Wadell reported roadways were covered waist-deep in some areas Saturday morning, leading some people stranded in their cars and having to climb through windows and sunroofs.

Flooding began receding in some areas, but the storm is expected to bring more rain into the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

There is an elevated risk of excessive rainfall from the southern tip of Florida stretching north along the east coast north to Jupiter inlet, with the most severe risk stretching from near Homestead to West Palm Beach, according to the National Weather Service.

A storm total of 6 to 10 inches of rain is expected in Miami and South Florida with some areas receiving as much as 15 inches, and considerable urban flooding is expected, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning until 2:45 p.m. for the East coast of Florida south of the Volusia-Brevard County line to Jupiter Inlet and the northwestern Bahamas.

Tropical-storm-force wind gusts have been measured on the east coast with a 48 mph gusts recorded in Melbourne Beach and 40 mph wind gusts measured in Ft. Pierce.

Potential Cyclone One originated as Tropical Storm Agatha in the Pacific Ocean before crossing Mexico into the Gulf. The storm is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm again after it moves off the Florida coast into the Atlantic Ocean.

The storm is moving northeast at 18 mph and is expected to move off Florida on Saturday afternoon, move over the southwestern Atlantic north of the Bahamas Saturday night, and move near or north of Bermuda on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

If the storm strengthens into a tropical storm, it will be called Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

The Coral Gables Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament hosted by the University of Miami was scheduled to begin Friday but was pushed back to noon Saturday. Officials further pushed the first game between Miami and Canisius to 5 p.m. Saturday. Officials removed the tarp from the field around 2 p.m.