Flooding has long been a problem at low-lying and practically beachfront Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. But decades of complaints of puddles have nothing on what happened April 13, 2023, 1:02 a.m. ET Thunderstorms in southeastern Florida dumped 15 to 20 inches of rain in the Fort Lauderdale area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said, trapping motorists South Florida was under siege and under water Thursday amid a storm that dumped 25 inches of rain over some coastal areas, flooding homes and highways and forcing the shutdown of a major
While it started raining on Monday in South Florida, much of the water fell Wednesday, and the Fort Lauderdale area saw record rainfall amounts in a matter of hours, ranging from 15 to 26 American Airlines airplanes sit on the tarmac as flooding lingers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday, April 13, 2023 after heavy rain pounded South Florida on Wednesday. Historic rainfall in Fort Lauderdale shut down the airport completely, leaving passengers stranded. NBC News’ Guad Venegas has more details on the torrential downpour that lead the city to
— A radar estimated 20 inches of rain fell in parts of South Florida overnight Wednesday into Thursday, causing the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport FLL to temporarily close.
In Fort Lauderdale, local news outlets broadcast images of runways at the airport inundated with water, and of residents, holding their belongings, wading through dark, waist-high floodwaters. At about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Fort Lauderdale airport tweeted that it would be closed until at least noon Thursday. Weather Funding for weather stations that provide critical data is At about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Fort Lauderdale airport tweeted that it would be closed until at least noon Thursday. The airports roadways are still closed and impacted by flooding, it said. While stalled vehicles are being removed from the upper/lower levels, the main exit artery remains flooded & congested with slow-moving traffic.
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