Fort Lauderdale

Flights Resume at Fort Lauderdale Airport After Bad Storms Cause Ground Stop

A ground stop was in place and flight activity was temporarily halted until conditions improve, the airport tweeted

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Nasty weather once again grounded flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Monday afternoon.

A ground stop was in place and flight activity was temporarily halted until conditions improve, the airport tweeted.

By around 2:45 p.m., the ground stop remained in effect for incoming flights but outgoing flights were departing normally, officials said.

The ground stop for arriving flights was lifted around 4 p.m. Officials said delays were expected however.

Airport officials had earlier warned motorists to avoid the E. Perimeter Road entrance to the airport due to the rising waters, but later said the water had receded and that entrance was returning to normal.

The airport was closed for a day and a half last week after record rainfall left runways covered by water. It finally reopened Friday morning.

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