florida flooding

Here's why downpour in Florida just wouldn't stop

The Associated Press Fort Lauderdale's 25 inches of rain is a case of a strong thunderstorm not knowing when to say when. Normally storms fizzle out after 20 minutes or they move on. But Wednesday's supercell didn't. It poured for…

Florida floods: Airport reopens as residents clean up mess

By FREIDA FRISARO and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Fort Lauderdale's airport reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded, as residents in the city's hardest hit neighborhoods began the…