Fort Lauderdale Int'l Reopens after 'Historic' Rainfall
After enduring what was described as a once-in-a-lifetime rainstorm, Florida's Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
Private jets sitting on flooded ramp at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
Epic rains in Fort Lauderdale this week caused massive flooding in the area and shut down Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport for nearly two days. By Friday morning the waters had receded enough for the airport authorities to reopen one runway for operations. (Photo: Deborah Mitchell/Jetscape Services)

Florida’s Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (KFLL) partially reopened this morning at 9 a.m. after storms deluged the area with "historic" amounts of rain over the past several days. According to the National Weather Service, the region received nearly 26 inches of rain on Wednesday, which reduced visibility to blizzard-like conditions and spurred the city and Broward County to declare a state of emergency. KFLL was forced to close Wednesday evening as its runways and local roads were inundated with water and remained closed on Thursday as Fort Lauderdale received another three inches of rain.

As of this morning, the northern 9,000-foot Runway 10L/28R remained flooded but operations resumed on 8,000-foot Runway 10R/28L and Taxiway J. The National Weather Service stated up to two inches of rain is further expected for the area this afternoon.

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