A ground stop was issued at Miami International Airport and hundreds of flights were delayed Tuesday as severe weather moved through South Florida.
A flood advisory was issued for parts of South Florida as storms with heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds were expected.
The advisory lasted until 10:45 p.m. and locations including Doral, Hialeah, Miami Springs, Davie, Plantation, Sunrise and more were impacted.
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At least 180 flights were delayed and two were canceled at MIA as of Tuesday night. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, there were at least 155 delayed flights.
During the ground stop, the air traffic control tower didn't let planes come and go and all operations on the runway came to a halt until severe weather passes.
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Group stops are common, especially during rainy season, but they can be a nuisance to travelers.
A wet pattern, with limited sunshine, will unfold in the coming days thanks to a complex change in South Florida’s weather pattern.
An elongated trough of low pressure will slowly trek through the Gulf of Mexico for the remainder of the week, helping to spread tropical moisture across the peninsula.
While the development chances, per the National Hurricane Center, remain quite low, the possibility of development is more of a distraction.
Instead, attention should be placed on the likelihood of daily downpours Wednesday through Friday. Prolonged rounds of rain will elevate the threat for flooding for some communities.
While the total amount of rainfall is difficult to pinpoint in this scenario, confidence is high for a run of wet weather through Friday.
By Saturday, rain chances will begin to trend downward while more sunshine is added to the forecast. Weekend high temperatures will remain consistent in the upper 80s while morning lows settle in the lower to mid-70s.
