Climate change is having its way with South Florida.
Heavy rains and flooding in Southeast Florida forced a whopping 454 inbound and outbound flights to be cancelled on 13JUN at MIA and FLL.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for South Florida the night of 12JUN evening after 24 hours of inclement weather brought heavy rain and flooding to the area,
The Weather Channel said up to two feet of rain fell in parts of the Miami-Dade and Collier counties on 13JUN.
Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties, where rainfall rates of several inches an hour submerged streets and snarled traffic.
Sarasota was hit with a record 3.93 inches of rain in just one hour on 11JUN in what has been a very rough week for weather in the Sunshine State.
Flight Aware shows 141 outbound and 166 inbound flights were cancelled at MIA on 13JUN. For FLL, 70 outbound and 77 inbound flights were called off.
Southwest Florida Airport, MCO and TPA saw only limited cancellations but a number of delays on 13JUN.
Things seemed a little easier on 14JUN. But Flight Aware still noted 28 inbound and outbound cancellations at FLL as of 8:30 a.m. ET, while MIA had 13 combined cancellations for departing and arriving flights.
MIA’s official website warned of thunderstorms on 14JUN, and thunderstorms and rain were in the forecast for FLL on the afternoon of 14JUN, so the pain for travellers may linger a little longer.
