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Although more rain could trigger additional isolated flooding on Friday, the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches on South Florida appear to have passed.
Some neighborhood streets in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas still have standing water, although it is rapidly receding, officials said.
During a stop at a fire station in Hollywood, Gov. Ron DeSantis said while more rain was coming, it was likely to be more typical of South Florida afternoon showers this time of year.
"We are going to get some more rain today, maybe throughout the balance of the weekend. Hopefully it's not approaching the levels that it was, but we have a lot of resources staged here and we'll be able to offer the state's assistance," he said.
DeSantis said the state has deployed about 100 pumps in addition to what cities and counties are using to try to clear water from streets.
South Florida has been left in a state of emergency after days of rain have dumped more than a foot of rain on many parts of the region. The deluge created what's been likened to "zombie movie" scenes and triggered a rare warning from the National Weather Service as the precipitation continues on Friday.
"Looked like the beginning of a zombie movie," tow truck driver Ted Rico told the Associated Press. "There's cars littered everywhere, on top of sidewalks, in the median, in the middle of the street, no lights on. Just craziness, you know. Abandoned cars everywhere."
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