Hurricane season starts with stormy weather in South Florida

The hurricane season started Sunday with strong thunderstorms rumbling through South Florida due to tropical moisture.

There was a marginal risk, a level 1 out of 5, of severe weather, which could produce a storm or two and isolated wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

There was property damage in Broward County after a storm in Margate’s north side of Royal Palm, just west of Rock Island.

A thunderstorm causes property damage on Sunday in Margate's north side of Royal Palm just west of Rock Island. (Courtesy photo (Margate))

The radar estimated there were up to 70 mph winds off 63rd Avenue in Margate.

There will be more storms on Monday, Tuesday, and early Wednesday due to the trapped tropical moisture. The forecast for rainfall totals is 2 to 4 inches with a swath of 6 inches possible.

Broward and Miami-Dade Counties are still in a moderate to extreme drought after a drier-than-normal dry season.

To monitor the progress of the developing flood threat, watch Local 10 News weather reports and visit the Weather Authority’s page for the live weather radar and hour-by-hour forecasts.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.