FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The low-pressure system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Alex moved offshore and over the Atlantic by 5 p.m. Saturday.
The tropical storm warning was lifted for South Florida earlier Saturday afternoon, and was discontinued for the entire east coast by 5 p.m., as the system’s maximum windspeed ticked upward to 45 mph.
The last of the “heavy” rainbands passed over South Florida, though heavy rainfall and flooding was expected to linger through the afternoon.
