Widespread flooding prompted the closure of the Fort Lauderdale's airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County area.
Up to 14 inches had fallen across the area through Wednesday and the National Weather Service said another 2 to 4 inches were possible as a warm front continued to push northward, bringing a chance of thunderstorms.
More than 22,000 customers in Florida were without electricity Wednesday night, according to poweroutage.us. Wednesday’s relentless showers prompted the airport, one of the largest in the region, to suspend all arriving and departing flights, the airport tweeted around 4:15 p.m.At around 5 p.m., the airport announced it shut down ground transportation shuttle service in response to recurring tornado warnings and ongoing heavy rainfall.
The heavy rains also prompted South Florida’s high-speed commuter rail service to shut down. Brightline posted on Twitter Wednesday evening that train service between Miami and Fort Lauderdale was suspended.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Fort Lauderdale airport closes as severe storms cause flash floods, strand driversThe airport will reportedly be closed until at least 1 a.m., authorities told NBC 6.
Weiterlesen »
Heavy rain in Fort Lauderdale causes major flooding, closes airportA flash flood emergency warning was in place late Wednesday for residents of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and the surrounding areas.
Weiterlesen »
Severe flooding strikes Fort Lauderdale as parts of South Florida face historic amounts of rainfall | CNNSubstantial downpours have inundated Fort Lauderdale and parts of South Florida Wednesday night in a once-in-a-half-century rainfall event, leading to a flash flood emergency in Broward County and one mayor calling the deluge the 'most severe flooding that I've ever seen.'
Weiterlesen »
Torrential storms batter South Florida, close key airportNearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region. The relentless showers prompted the airport to suspend all arriving and departing flights, the airport tweeted around 4:15 p.m. The heavy rains also prompted South Florida’s high-speed commuter rail service to shut down. Brightline posted on Twitter Wednesday evening that train service between Miami and Fort Lauderdale was suspended.
Weiterlesen »
South Florida is pounded by heavy rain as more than a foot falls in some areasHeavy rain flooded roads in Florida and halted flights at Fort Lauderdale’s airport Wednesday evening, as storms dumped as much as 14 inches of rain, forecasters and officials say.
Weiterlesen »