FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Heavy rains from what is expected to be Tropical Storm Alex dumped several inches of rain in South Florida, where a tropical storm warning was in effect late Friday.
The National Hurricane Center said aircraft data indicates the system in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico changed little over several hours Friday as it drenched southwestern Cuba. The system is expected to become Tropical Storm Alex by early Saturday, the hurricane center said at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
Forecasters said South Florida could get between 4 and 8 inches of rain, with some isolated areas getting as much as 12 inches of rain.