Maps and photos show massive rainfall in Florida as flooded communities face ongoing downpours

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Maps and photos show massive rainfall in Florida as flooded communities face ongoing downpours
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Meteorologists warned as much as 8 more inches of rain could accumulate in low-lying areas in Florida before the weekend.

A relentless string of powerful storms have soaked much of South Florida this week and today's forecasts predict massive amounts of rain will continue to pummel sections of the state through Friday.

Many of those cities and counties braced for ongoing storms throughout Thursday, and a flood warning was active for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties until 4 a.m. ET on Friday morning. How much rain is Florida forecast to get?Storms have already dumped massive amounts of rain on much of southern Florida, with the latest precipitation reports suggesting as much as 20 inches fell in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

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