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Parts of Brevard County got nearly 25 inches of rain from a slow-moving system

The ORLtoday teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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A slow-moving system dumped more than two feet of rain in parts of Brevard County over several days, with the heaviest rain Sunday and Monday, according to preliminary National Weather Service reports. WKMG says some areas saw a 1-in-100-year flood.

Grant-Valkaria and Malabar topped 24 inches of rain

Source: FOX 35 Orlando

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Grant-Valkaria24.69 in.
Malabar24.52 in.
Palm Bay22 in.
Melbourne Beach20.87 in.
Melbourne13.7 in.

In Melbourne, 11.51 inches fell Monday, a new daily record that topped the old all-time daily mark of 10.23 inches from September 2017. Melbourne typically gets 50.79 inches in an entire year.

Melbourne's Monday rain beat its all-time daily record

Source: WFTV

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Monday, Nov. 211.51 in.
All-time daily, 201710.23 in.
Old November record5.45 in.
Old record for the day1.64 in.
  • Orange County: Eatonville 7.73 inches, Azalea Park 6.88 inches
  • Seminole County: Lake Harney 8.53 inches, Oviedo 7.69 inches
  • Lake and Osceola: Clermont 6.83 inches, Lake Marian area 6.66 inches
  • Rain chances: 10% to 20% over the next several days

We suggest never driving through floodwater. It can be deeper and more dangerous than it looks.

Sources: FOX 35 Orlando, WFTV, WKMG

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