Thunderstorms knock out power, down trees in parts of Miami-Dade

The first substantial rain in weeks left its mark on South Florida as storms moved rapidly especially through parts of Miami-Dade County on Sunday Videos captured how heavy downpours soaked South Florida and high winds even knocked down trees and power for hours in various neighborhoods Weather alerts including severe thunderstorm warnings and flood advisories were issued One downed tree fell on a sedan and blocked the street near Jeannette Perez-Gruber s home in southwest Miami-Dade and left her in the dark four about seven hours Thunder a lot of rain mishap she noted describing the ordeal Storms left flooding in places like Palmetto Bay which got over inches of rain One father and his two young daughters brought out their surf boards at Coral Reef Park Just playing with the girls They had a lot of rain and they appealed me to come down here he stated I hoped there was a big puddle to play in They also caused problems in Broward County delaying the Fort Lauderdale Air Show for about two hours