Fort Lauderdale, Florida storm photos: FLL airport, streets flooded

Photos and videos amid a storm that has so far dumped more than 25 inches of rain over coastal areas in Florida show a major airport forced to shut down, flooded buildings, overwhelmed highways and underwater parking lots.

Weather service meteorologist Ana Torres-Vasquez said the rain in the Fort Lauderdale area was a “1-in-1,000-year event or more” – meaning it’s so intense the chance of it happening in any given year is just 0.1%.

Fort Lauderdale was slammed with 25.95 inches of rainfall over the last two days and nearby Dania Beach recorded 21.42 inches, AccuWeather reported. Some areas received 20 inches of rain in six hours. Hollywood and South Miami received at least 9 inches of rain.

Sections of I-95, the state’s main north-south traffic artery, were overwhelmed by water for several hours. 

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