Fort Lauderdale airport grounds flights as strong storms move through hard-hit South Florida

Strong storms continued to pound Broward County on Monday, dropping more water and even hail on areas already trying to recover from last week’s deluge.

At 2:10 p.m., the National Weather Service issued its latest severe thunderstorm warning, this one for northern Miami-Dade County and southern Broward County, until 2:45 p.m. The alert said to be alert for up to 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail in Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, North Miami, North Miami Beach and Aventura.

Earlier in the day, the weather service issued tornado warnings in Broward and Palm Beach counties, all of which have expired.

As lightning and heavy rain blanketed South Florida, the weather service issued a special Marine Warning for the Southeast Florida coast including the waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef until 2:30 p.m. A water spout and steep waves are possible.

Due to thunderstorms over Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a ground stop is in place and flights are halted until conditions improved. The airport advises motorists to avoid the East Perimeter Road entrance due to the rising waters in this area.

The sound of the pounding rain was so deafening at the Broward County Fleet Service Center, 2515 SW Fourth Ave., one of the comfort stations in use after the floods, that the audience was unable to hear the city officials providing updates on the state of recovery efforts in Fort Lauderdale.

Hail has been reported in the Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Weston, Margate and Tamarac areas.

A few strong storms remain possible over the next several hours before activity moves offshore and the risk of localized flooding along the east coast remains, the weather service said. Drier weather is expected in the region tomorrow.

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