
Federal weather forecasts don't normally use exclamation marks — so when a flash flood emergency advisory for southern Florida included multiple exclamations Wednesday night, it was a sign of how bad things were, and how much worse they could get.
"SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!" the National Weather Service repeatedly told people in the Fort Lauderdale metro area, warning of life-threatening conditions in a statement issued at 9:44 p.m. ET Wednesday.