Some CVG flights from Fort Lauderdale canceled after severe rain shuts down airport
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been temporarily shut down due to severe rain and flooding in the area.
The airport suspended all flights Wednesday afternoon through at least Thursday at noon, affecting more than 500 flights. The airport's roadways were shut down by flooding, and travelers were warned not to attempt to enter or leave the airport.
Fort Lauderdale was slammed with 25.95 inches of rainfall over the last two days, AccuWeather reported, and some areas received 20 inches of rain in six hours. The National Weather Service has a flood watch in effect throughout much of South Florida through Thursday night.
Just shot this drone video of downtown Fort Lauderdale still flooded right now with countless cars trapped in the high water. pic.twitter.com/ATzbIlDuSe
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Live updates: 25 inches of rain swamps South Florida; Fort Lauderdale flooding shuts down airport
Two flights leaving Fort Lauderdale and arriving at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport on Thursday have been canceled, according to CVG's flight status list: Allegiant flight 386 arriving at 1:06 p.m. and Delta flight 2539 arriving at 2:56 p.m.
The single flight leaving from CVG to Fort Lauderdale Friday: Delta flight 1104 departing at 7:10 a.m., is still scheduled to leave on time.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Fort Lauderdale airport flooding: Some CVG flights canceled
