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.
Florida cars and pedestrians try to navigate flooding in Southern Florida. CREDIT: @Adam Horowitz/@UrbanCoroner/WEATHER TRAKER /TMXand subsequent flash flooding disrupted the city and forced the closure of its airport for several hours Wednesday afternoon and overnight., including on roadways around the airport, for several hours after"heavy rain and windy conditions" forced the facility to"temporarily" halt all arriving and departing flight activity shortly after 3 p.m.
A man stops to take pictures of his flooded neighborhood along SW 3rd Street and SW 4th Ave in Dania Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. A group of people in raincoats walk east along Hollywood Blvd. in the pouring rain on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Hollywood, Fla. The National Weather Service Miami said more than 20 inches of rain poured down on the city in just six hours Wednesday.
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