Accuweather Hurricane Meteorologist Reacts To Hour Rainfall Record In Florida—& Explains What's Next

Published 2024-06-12
Accuweather's Lead Hurricane Meteorologist Alex DaSilva joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the historic rainfall that has hit Florida.

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All Comments (21)
  • @James-xf4pc
    Only happens once in 500 years. Only problem is it happened twice last year, now again. The last one was one in 100 year flood. 🤔
  • @un0travieso
    I heard this joke. It goes like this: "Climate change only happens four times a year." Are you laughing?
  • @kkbronson
    As to the Record Rainfall in Florida Title... Are you talking about 2024's Sarasota's 3.93" in an hour or 2014's Pensacola's 5.68 inches in an hour (one day total was 15.55 inches - a Spring storm) or?... I could go on, but details are important. When my Ancestors came to Florida in 1849, there were around 70,000 people, now there are 21 million. It would help to upgrade the drainage system. The 1926 Hurricane number seven? aka the Miami Hurricane or the 1935's "Labor Day Hurricane", should have been lessons, that you don't build just for the scenery and not expect consequences.
  • A historic flash flood event occurred in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the surrounding areas April 12, 2023. The Fort Lauderdale area reported 25.6” of rain within approximately 12 hours.
  • Flooding in a swamp that floods every year in a place that says they have a HURRICANE season. Unheard of must be global warming
  • @easyedawg9160
    Yes we've destroyed the planet but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.
  • Can handle it because you have installed large pumps. Underneath the sand is limestone that absorbs water and is already moist from ocean. As the oceans warm the air holds 7% more moisture for one degrees increase. The ocean temp. was 102 in key west.
  • @kawehionalani
    Cloud seeding much? Love how they just make shit up.
  • @LunaBobbi
    How many times does he say “tropical rainstorm” 😂
  • @dsquared1956
    What a shame he did avoided answering her first question..
  • @dougk2932
    This is the new norm between the misery the insurance and cost of living and most people being transient I can see South Florida experiencing a mass exodus and economic decline in the coming years. People can take only so much befor they drop the towel and move elsewhere.
  • Tuesday morning my low laying grass area was dry and crunchy. So know the wet season starts
  • @TXJan0057
    The Round Rock incident is reported very odly, even on local Texas news. Roundrock is actually in Williamson County which is mostly republican but the Sheriff is a Democrat. The DA and most county judges are Republican and Roundrock is a commuter city. It's mostly known for being very safe and having a high standard of living. People who have to live near Austin move there to get away from the high cost of real estate and the crazy homelessness isdues.
  • @sammy2tyres
    Weather modification research?🤔 Or just weather? 🤷