With the threat of heavy rain this Labor Day weekend , residents in Fort Lauderdale and North Miami say they are anxious to see whether recently built flood prevention projects will protect their neighborhoods.

In Fort Lauderdale's Edgewood neighborhood, Tom Turberville recalls the damage left behind by historic flooding two years ago .

Fort Lauderdale's $10.5 million pump station faces first real storm season

"Our whole house was gutted from four feet down. So to speak. New walls new flooring and had to get new cabinets," Turberville said.

Since then, the city has built a new pump station at the River Oaks Stormwater Preserve to handle flooding in Edgewood and River Oaks. The $10.5 million project finished in May, but Turberville said he has not seen it tested.

"I don't

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