Bad weather cancels flights at Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports. How things look now
Problem weather across the country is causing flight delays and cancellations on Monday at South Florida’s two major airports.
Miami International Airport reports delays and cancellations for 19 arrivals and 15 departures so far. Eleven arrivals are canceled due to flights that were affected by Sunday’s stormy weather in the area, according to MIA spokesperson Greg Chin.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Internal Airport has 70 delays and 37 cancellations as of noon Monday, according to airport spokesperson Arlene Satchell.
Across the country, more than 2,900 flights are delayed due to storms, and nearly 1,000 are canceled.
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Severe weather and storms affect flights
A total of 466 flights were delayed at MIA on Sunday because of lightning storms, Chin said. The bad weather in other parts of Florida and along the East coast also contributed to the chaos. There were 57 canceled flights on Sunday in Miami.
Hundreds of people were in line Sunday night to re-book flights.
Miami International Airport @iflymia line for AA rebookings today following an afternoon storm which are VERY common during the summer. This will not be a fun summer if this becomes the norm… those two poor people will be standing there for hours! @AmericanAir needs to do better pic.twitter.com/eN3OONGRzQ
— MD (@mdurinova) June 26, 2023
Flight impacts in Fort Lauderdale also because of bad weather in parts of the U.S. over the weekend and into Monday, Satchell said in an email. “However, other factors such as airline operational issues and/or federal air space traffic management initiatives may also play a factor.”
On Sunday, there were 360 delays and 52 cancellations in Fort Lauderdale.
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Twitter that Monday’s weather may affect flights in MIA and FLL.
️Traffic Report: Low ️ and ️ may impact flights in DC, @EWRairport, @JFKairport, @LGAairport, @flyTPA, @MCO, @FLLFlyer, @iflymia, @BostonLogan, @CLTAirport, @DTWeetin and @fly2midway. ️ reported at @LASairport. Low ️ at @flySFO. https://t.co/teUeDe1gXx pic.twitter.com/2SuEV9MlFy
— The FAA ️ (@FAANews) June 26, 2023
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Monday’s weather forecast
The National Weather Service Miami predicts thunderstorms are likely in Miami between 2 and 5 p.m. There’s a 70% chance of rain, which could amount to between tenth and a quarter of an inch of rainfall. The high is 88.
At night, there’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m. and again after 1 a.m.
In Fort Lauderdale, showers and thunderstorms are likely between 2 and 4 p.m. and possibly after. The weather service predicts that some storms could cause heavy rainfall. There’s an 80% chance of rain and a high of 89. The rainfall amount is between a tenth and quarter of an inch.
Heading into the night, there’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m. and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 a.m.
Air traffic control problems in Washington, D.C.
A technical breakdown also made a mess of air travel on Sunday. The problem with a communications system for D.C.-area airports caused delays and redirects.
The FAA tweeted on Sunday at about 6:30 p.m. that the issue paused departures to airports in the Washington, D.C., areas — Reagan National, Washington Dulles International, Richmond International airports in Virginia and Baltimore Washington International in Maryland — while repairs were made to a communications system at Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility.
A backup system handled communications while repairs were made, the FAA said.
Flights from the West Coast, Midwest and Florida bound for D.C.-area airports resumed about 6:45 p.m. Sunday. All other flights resumed at around 7 p.m.
