Incessant downpours caused extensive flooding across South Florida following days of inclement weather, causing street closures and a temporary ground stop at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
The severe conditions on Wednesday also led to a new tornado warning in Broward County near FLL, following two earlier warnings. They have all since been allowed to expire.
The same area that was under the most recent tornado warning, extending from Fort Lauderdale to just south of Dania Beach, remained under a severe thunderstorm warning. Gusty winds from around 45 to 60 mph have been reported in this area.
Flash flood warnings remain in place in parts of Central Broward until 5:15 p.m. and near Sunny Isles Beach to downtown Fort Lauderdale until 6:45 p.m.
As of 4:30 p.m., the heaviest rain activity was moving southwest across Broward County.
In Dania Beach, the street flooding led Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies closure of Stirling Road between Federal Highway and Southwest Fourth Avenue. 7News cameras captured standing water on Stirling just west of Federal Highway.
The flooding has also caused slowdowns on Interstate 95 northbound, from the Golden Glades Interchange until at least the juncture to I-595.
Cellphone video sent in from a 7News viewer captured flooding near the arrivals section of FLL.
The ground stop at FLL is expected to be lifted as the weather begins to clear up.
Lightning activity and torrential downpours have also been reported in parts of Miami-Dade, including Coral Gables, South Miami and Westchester.
7News cameras captured a flooded parking lot and green space at Florida International University’s North Campus in North Miami off Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 151st Street. The campus remains open.
Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.
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