The first official named system of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season finally came in the form of Tropical Storm Alex, but only after it left a soaking wet Florida behind.
Rain reports from around the Miami area indicate a widespread area of 9 to 10 inches near the immediate waterfront, into the Central Business District.
The disturbance kicked up some tropical-storm-force winds of 39 MPH in some areas, but forecaster said it never became organized enough to earn a name until it blew past the east coast of Florida into the Atlantic late Saturday afternoon where it finally became Tropical Storm Alex, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season.
While a few showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast, the overall trend of the next several days will be less and less activity. Lower rain coverage will result in high temperatures easily reaching the low 90s—especially by next week.