Florida on alert due to heavy rains that have left more than 100,000 people without electricity

Central and southern Florida are still on alert due to the heavy rains that hit the state throughout this week. The storm led the state to activate a flood alert which affects up to 7 million people. There have been winds between 63 and 74 mph in areas such as Miami and Dania Pier near Fort Lauderdale. Around 108,000 people were without power in the state early this Thursday, according to the Poweroutage.us website.

The heavy rainfall has been wreaking havoc across the state. People in several Florida counties are dealing with flooding and many took to social media to share footage from the storm:

Broward County, the hardest-hit place in Florida

NBC reported that Miami-Dade County got more than 9 inches of rain, while Coral Gables got 7.58 inches and the city of Miami got 4.90 inches. Broward County had more than 8 inches of rain which led both public schools and Broward University to close:

Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, also issued a statement asking people to stay safe. The city posted an update on X (formerly Twitter). It got between 4 and 8 inches of heavy rain. This caused power outages, problems at the port and flooding on the roads. The situation is expected to worsen in the coming hours, which is why the city is asking people to exercise caution.

The rains are expected to subside throughout the day on Thursday. After this, the storm will head north to the Carolinas on Friday. It could make it to the coast of New England on Saturday, although by then it will be less intense and will only cause widespread rain.