Hollywood: beach, lakes and a lot of rain
Hollywood is the third-largest city in Broward County, with 153,067 residents in the 2020 census, in the southeastern corner of the county about 13 feet above sea level. It was founded in 1921 and incorporated in 1925, during the land boom, and two yacht basins were dredged and connected to the Intracoastal Waterway. By 1960 the city had more than 12,000 single-family homes, so a large share of its houses are now decades old.
If water gets into one of them, call (844) 906-3984. Dominion Water Damage is a free phone line, not a restoration company. It transfers you to an independent, locally owned company that serves Hollywood, which inspects, gives you its own price and does the work.
Recent water events in Hollywood
April 12, 2023
NOAA describes 15 to 25 inches across Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, with the heaviest rain from about 5 p.m. to midnight. Hollywood was among the cities affected.
June 2024
A multi-day storm brought more than 20 inches to neighboring Fort Lauderdale. Hollywood declared its own state of emergency, and Local 10 reported torrential rain flooding multiple neighborhoods.
September 2026
During the king tides, sections of the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk were underwater and some local businesses in the area flooded, WLRN reported.
Further back, the 1926 Miami hurricane hit Hollywood hard, second only to Miami in losses, and Hurricane Irma caused damage and power outages in 2017.
What Hollywood residents should know
Seawall heights are rising
New and substantially improved seawalls on tidal waterways must reach 4 feet NAVD88 if built before 2035 and 5 feet by 2050, according to the city's tidal flood barrier brochure. Existing walls rebuilt by more than 50 percent in length or cost count as substantially improved.
Public seawall upgrades
The same brochure says the city's public seawall work, funded by a 2019 bond, covers Holland Park, the Intracoastal Waterway and North and South Lakes, done in phases.
New flood maps
Broward County's FEMA flood maps changed on July 31, 2024. The county viewer shows your old and new zone side by side.
Older housing
Hollywood already had more than 12,000 single-family homes by 1960. In an older house, ask the company that inspects a leak about the condition of the supply lines, drain lines and roof it finds.
Services available in Hollywood
- Emergency water removal for leaks and overflows
- Flood damage cleanup after heavy rain, tides or surge
- Water damage repair once the home is verified dry
- Mold after water damage, routed to a mold specialist
Floodwater is treated as contaminated, so if water came in from the street, say so on the call. Read flood damage vs water damage for what that changes.
Say you are in Hollywood, the neighborhood, and whether the water came from inside or outside.
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