Fort Lauderdale flooding forces airport to close, leaves drivers stranded for hours

Nearly a foot of heavy rain in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and subsequent flash flooding disrupted the city and forced the closure of its airport for several hours Wednesday afternoon and overnight.

Travelers were left stranded at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL), 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. ---More...

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