{"id":414405,"date":"2026-09-30T05:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414405\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:06:31","slug":"severe-flooding-stalls-cars-in-downtown-miami-briefly-closes-wb-i-395-off-ramp-after-day-long-reprieve-of-king-tides-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414405\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe flooding stalls cars in downtown Miami, briefly closes WB I-395 off-ramp after day-long reprieve of king tides &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; Flooding from <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/coastal-cities-in-south-florida-brace-for-more-prominent-king-tide-flooding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">king tides<\/a> and relentless rainfall wreaked havoc in downtown Miami all day Tuesday, shutting down a busy off-ramp days after parts of Broward County bore the brunt of the localized tidal floods a day earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Florida Department of Transportation camera captured a flooded westbound exit ramp from Interstate 395 to Biscayne Boulevard, early Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several drivers whose cars were stalled were seen getting out of their vehicles. Those cars needed to be towed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials briefly closed down the ramp due to the flooding and advised drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. The ramp has since re-opened but drivers remain cautious when driving through the area. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday\u2019s peak of the king tides in Miami came at around 10 a.m., and it created a chaotic commute for drivers as they tried to make their way down Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith this king tides, it\u2019s normal. We got used to it here in Miami. It always gets flooded when it rains,\u201d said area resident Maher Sif. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the city, flooding woes persist. Cameras captured areas around loanDepot Park underwater as drivers slowly drove through the floods. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This flooding comes days after residents in Hollywood, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/locals-across-broward-share-frustration-after-king-tide-season-leaves-streets-underwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">found their neighborhoods and businesses affected by the floodwaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rainy weather forecast for the remainder of this week is expected to cause even more headaches for drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials advise drivers to avoid flooded streets and to turn around if possible.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; Flooding from king tides and relentless rainfall wreaked havoc in downtown Miami all day Tuesday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-414405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}