Florida floods: Airport reopens as residents clean up mess
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Fort Lauderdale's airport reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded, as residents in the city's hardest hit neighborhoods began the slow process of cleaning up the mess left behind.
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Fort Lauderdale Airport remains closed after heavy rain strands cars, causes flooding
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Florida floods: Airport reopens as residents clean up mess
Fort Lauderdale experienced the rainiest day in its history Wednesday -- a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event -- sparking a flash flood emergency in Broward County that has prompted emergency rescues, forced drivers to abandon cars, shuttered schools and shut down the airport through 5 a.m. Friday.
South Florida kept a wary eye on a forecast that called for rain Thursday, a day after nearly a foot (30 centimeters) fell in a matter of hours, causing widespread flooding, closing the Fort Lauder…
In 24 hours, 25.91 inches of rain fell at the Fort Lauderdale airport, the National Weather Service said. The figure would obliterate the previous record: 14.59 inches.
Thunderstorms left travelers stranded inside the city’s airport, trapped motorists in floodwaters and prompted the authorities to declare a rare flash flood emergency.
South Florida kept a wary eye on a forecast that called for more rain as it cleaned up Thursday from nearly a foot that fell in a matter of hours, causing widespread flooding, closing the Fort Lauderdale airport, and turning thoroughfares into rivers.
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport closed Wednesday afternoon and announced it would remain closed until noon Thursday due to torrential rainfall and subsequent floods.
Officials said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will be closed until sometime early Friday morning after flooding rains drenched the area.
Severe flooding in South Florida has shut down schools and the local airport, as some parts of Broward County saw upward of 20 inches of rain overnight, according to preliminary reports.
More than 20 inches of rain fell on South Florida Wednesday, stranding motorists, halting schools and shutting down the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of Florida’s busiest airports reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded and turned Fort Lauderdale’s streets into rivers.
Fort Lauderdale's airport reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded, as residents in the city's hardest hit neighborhoods began the slow process of cleaning up the mess left behind.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s busiest airports reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded and...
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed Thursday to air traffic after torrential downpours hit South Florida causing flash flooding across the region.
