A tropical disturbance that was capable of producing rainfall rates of 4-6 inches per hour caused significant flooding around communities in Broward and Miami-Dade on Wednesday, which included the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
The airport has been flooded during torrential rainfall events, which made taxiways and roads around terminals resemble lakes rather than any type of transportation hub.
Wednesday’s event wasn’t as dramatic as what the airport saw during the historic 2023 rainstorm, but it still caused flooding at entrances and exits and led to the cancellation of dozens of flights.
Passenger Rich Basen was one of the many travelers stranded during the latest torrential downpour and decided to capture video and photos of the scene from the terminal.
Basen’s images showed vehicles traveling through water that National Weather Service meteorologists warned was too high to venture through.
On the tarmac, airplane traffic slowed to a near standstill as thunderstorms were just too much for systems to handle.
