Live conditions · Fort Lauderdale
Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until 8:00 PM. Next high tide at 11:30 PM is expected to reach about +1.7 ft above normal high tide, enough to flood low streets.
Peak water today
+1.7ft
above normal high tide
Source: NOAA Tides & Currents, South Port Everglades gauge; NWS. Updated 7:54 PM ET · Data delayed
Updated 7:54 PM ET
AdvisoryWeather alert · Until 8:00 PM, Oct 30
Fort Lauderdale
Plans, costs, and results
$1.6B
proposed or under way
7
plans, projects, and funding
5
in design or under construction
1
completed
Cost not published
One-way valves on storm drain outfalls that let rain out but keep high tide from backing up into streets.
OutcomeNearly 200 installed citywide so far, the main defense against king tide water rising through drains.
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale
$1.6B
The city's stormwater overhaul grows to a citywide program: tidal valves, new pipes and outfalls, raised seawalls, rebuilt swales, and storage.
OutcomeMayor says the program is moving ahead neighborhood by neighborhood.
Source: Local 10
$46.9M
New drainage, tidal valves, and flood improvements for the Southeast Isles neighborhood off Las Olas.
OutcomeRecommended for a 50% state cost share in Florida's 2025-26 Resilient Florida plan. Part of Fortify Lauderdale.
$40.1M
New pipes, drains, and storage across Victoria Park, one of the seven neighborhoods in the 2018 master plan.
OutcomeDrainage work is underway. Recommended for state cost share in 2025. Part of Fortify Lauderdale.
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida DEP, Resilient Florida 2025-26 plan
$3.0M
Replacing and raising city-owned seawalls on two streets near the beach. New seawalls must reach at least 5 feet.
OutcomeConstruction is next. Part of $1.5M a year the city spends raising its own seawalls.
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida DEP, Resilient Florida 2025-26 plan
$500M
Announced after the April 2023 storm dropped more than 20 inches of rain: stormwater fixes for 17 coastal neighborhoods within a decade.
OutcomeReplaced by the $1.6B citywide program in 2025.
Source: WLRN
$200M
The first master plan: $200M of drainage work in seven low-lying neighborhoods, starting with Victoria Park.
OutcomePhase 2 neighborhoods such as Middle River Terrace are in design and permitting. Now folded into Fortify Lauderdale.
Source: City of Fort Lauderdale
Bars compare each cost with the largest item (square-root scale, so smaller projects stay visible). Last reviewed Oct 2026. Costs are as published; final costs may change.
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