FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – King tide season has started up again, and locals across Broward shared their thoughts after feeling its effects.<\/p>\n
South Florida is currently in a period of these prominent higher-than-usual tides, made especially tall by this week\u2019s full moon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI expected the full moon, not the king tide,\u201d said beachgoer Daniel Auletti.<\/p>\n
This time of year means low-lying coastal areas are vulnerable to tidal flooding.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re locals here, we watch it every year,\u201d said Doug Gordon. \u201cIt comes into businesses, it sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coastal parts of Hollywood Beach have already experienced tidal flooding, with barriers put in place to try and keep the water from getting on the Broadwalk.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to pick up,\u201d Auletti said.<\/p>\n
Within hours, the Broadwalk was underwater.<\/p>\n
Now the City of Fort Lauderdale is facing similar conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you kidding me?\u201d Fort Lauderdale resident, Diana Weiger, said. \u201cI can\u2019t even get out to get to where I need to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
She has found that her street still has standing water multiple hours after peak high tides.<\/p>\n
\u201cI looked out the window, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Aw man, I don\u2019t want to walk through that,\u201d said resident Ray Diaz.<\/p>\n
Weiger said the water was up to the grass.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had an appointment to go to,\u201d said Weiger. \u201cI couldn\u2019t even get out to go to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friday, the area dealt with flooding.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was unplanned, so it was a complete disaster,\u201d said Weiger.<\/p>\n
When rain came in, the residents\u2019 parked cars were surrounded by water in the street.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people don\u2019t understand it\u2019s salt water, so they don\u2019t understand you cannot drive through it,\u201d Diaz said.<\/p>\n
Cars were seen driving through standing water from the king tide in Miami-Dade County as well, near NW 79th Street and 10th Avenue.<\/p>\n
7News cameras captured water found around construction equipment.<\/p>\n
At Crandon Marina, people had to navigate the flood waters to get their boats in and out of the boat slips.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very stressful, not just to me, but everyone else that lives here and in the neighborhood,\u201d said Weiger.<\/p>\n
While much of the water has receded, South Florida residents located in affected low-lying areas are suggested to park their cars on higher ground and not drive through the water.<\/p>\n
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