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  Subtropical Storm Alberto Forms in Caribbean, Will Drench Miami All Weekend

  May 25 at 10:51 a.m.

  Six days before hurricane season even begins, we already have our first named storm of the year. And it will absolutely drench South Florida just in time for a three-day weekend. Subtropical Storm Alberto officially formed around 10 a.m. just off the Yucatán Peninsula in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, which means the system has picked up a noticeable rotation and kicked up winds topping 39 mph.

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  There's an 80 Percent Chance a Tropical Depression Forms Off Florida by Memorial Day

  May 24 at 8:50 a.m.

  There's already plenty of depression to go around in South Florida before this Memorial Day. Traffic is gonna be a ludicrous nightmare thanks to Miami Beach's totally not-race-related crackdown on Urban Beach Week. The Marlins belong in the trash can, and the Dolphins will probably be even worse. And now, a tropical depression might just roll over the peninsula for the holiday weekend.

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  There's Now a 40 Percent Chance of a Tropical Storm Forming, Soaking Miami

  May 22 at 8:44 a.m.

  Logging into Twitter first thing in the morning in 2018 generally feels like diving headfirst into a flaming dumpster floating down a flooded roadway. Wage theft is legal now! Trump is treating the Constitution like a Russian prostitute! More than a week before hurricane season begins, a damn tropical storm might already be forming!

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  Miami Could Get Stronger, Wetter Hurricanes Thanks to Climate Change

  May 22 at 8 a.m.

  Hurricane Irma caused a ton of damage in Miami last year. But so did a bunch of unnamed rainstorms and weak tropical systems. Downtown Miami, Brickell, Miami Beach, and other parts of Miami-Dade County regularly flood these days during high tide, and larger-than-average rainstorms deluge the area. Many residents have questioned...

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  Miami Could Get Another Week of Endless Rain in Case You Weren't Depressed Enough

  May 21 at 2:23 p.m.

  Look, we Miamians are spoiled. We know the rest of the world laughs at us when we complain about things like "cloud cover" and "four straight days of drizzle" because we never have to endure things like blizzards, earthquakes, severe droughts, or whatever sort of insane tarantula attacks we're guessing occur in Australia all the time...

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  Great, the Weather System Soaking Miami Today Could Turn Into a Tropical Storm

  May 14 at 8 a.m.

  If Miami is in a bad mood this morning, it's understandable. This weekend was the rare two-day stretch of relentless gray clouds, driving rain, and flash floods with barely a second of sunshine. Now the city has woken up to a gloomy Monday of booming thunder and even more rain.