Southern Florida sees record-breaking storms with up to 8in of rainfall

Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Bay experienced one-in-a-millennium record rainfall and flash flooding

Florida was hit with record-breaking rain last night, with the entire southern part of the state under a flood watch through Thursday evening.

Cities like Miami and Fort Lauderdale experienced the heaviest downpour of the year yesterday between 5pm and 8pm, and almost 4in of rain fell in Sarasota in a single hour.