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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
North Perry Airport, roads closed overnight due to storm damage
Thunderstorms spread throughout South Florida from Friday afternoon into the evening, forcing closures of North Perry Airport and at least one Broward County road until Saturday morning. All of South Florida was at marginal risk for isolated to severe storms on Friday, though National Weather Service Miami forecasters said some impacts could continue into the early morning hours. Strong winds uprooted trees and knocked down power lines on Friday evening. The most severe damage reported was from more than 50 mph winds lifting a Cessna off the ground and onto a fuel truck at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines. The area around North Perry Airport saw a severe storm about 6 p.m., and 'several aircraft were severely damaged,' airport spokesperson Arlene Satchell said in an email to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The airport will be closed until at least 7 a.m. Saturday for the Broward County Aviation Department to continue assessing damage, she said. Satchell did not know how many airplanes were damaged. Reports that the damage in Pembroke Pines was from a tornado are false, NWS Miami meteorologist Sammy Hadi told the Sun Sentinel. The environment on Friday was supportive for large hail, which there were some reports of locally, and straight line winds. The damage was due to 'a thunderstorm collapsing violently,' he said. Sunshine Boulevard in Miramar will be closed in both directions, starting at the 2600 block, until at at least midnight due to downed power lines and damage from the storms, said Janice McIntosh, a spokesperson for Miramar Police. Several electrical lines and trees were knocked down in the area of Palm Avenue and Northwest 72nd Avenue in Pembroke Pines, the police department said in a post on X urging people to drive with caution. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
CBS News
24-05-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Severe storm damages multiple planes at North Perry Airport; facility temporarily closed
A severe thunderstorm with strong, damaging winds tore through the area surrounding North Perry Airport on Friday evening, damaging several aircraft and prompting a temporary airport closure, officials said. "At approximately 6 p.m., the area surrounding North Perry Airport (HWO) experienced a severe thunderstorm, which brought strong damaging winds," said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport spokesperson Arlene Satchell. "Several aircraft were severely damaged. As a result, HWO is closed until 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 to allow the Broward County Aviation Department to continue an initial damage assessment at our general aviation airport." Elsewhere, Pembroke Pines police said several power lines were knocked down between Palm Avenue and Northwest 72nd Avenue near Pines Boulevard. Some homes in the area may be without power temporarily, authorities said.
Miami Herald
07-03-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
‘UFO!' SpaceX Starship explodes, Miami airlines grounded. See video that put us on alert
'Did you see the comet?' the swim coach quizzed, twisting toward the University of Miami's Lake Osceola and nudging a glance to the night sky above the student activities center. 'It was a UFO!' a young swimmer chimed in on the pool deck during a chilly Thursday night practice. 'Aliens!' the coach joked as she showed what looked like a meteor shower streak on her phone screen. They were among people across South Florida who saw streaks of something bright cascading across the sky when it was still light out early Thursday evening around 6:30. The Federal Aviation Administration did, too. The FAA halted flights, including at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, after SpaceX confirmed that its Starship launch experienced a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' during its ascent. Translation: The rocket blew up. And it showered flaming debris over South Florida and the Caribbean that people caught on their cellphones while driving home or out and about. There were no reported injuries and no humans were in the rocket. Sorry, not a UFO or aliens. But the explosion up above had impact down below. Aviation halt At MIA, an airlines ground stop was issued at 6:42 p.m. that lasted until about 8 p.m., Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami reported. The advisory cited a 'space launch incident.' Average departure delays soared to 36 minutes and a maximum delay twice that time of 74 minutes. 'Some flights at MIA are being delayed due to falling debris from the SpaceX launch over the Atlantic Ocean,' said Greg Chin, Communications Director at MIA. Same thing at FLL four minutes later. Departure delays averaged 41 minutes and peaked at 67 minutes. Arlene Satchell, FLL's spokeswoman, said that the ground stop that had everyone pondering the night skies was 'short lived and has been lifted.' Friday morning it was business as usual. Travel had resumed. SpaceX was investigating. And people were twittering on TikTok, Instagram and other social media accounts about the night before when something in the evening sky freaked the system out. What SpaceX said SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, issued a statement on his platform X at 7:16 p.m. Thursday. 'During Starship's ascent burn, the vehicle experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost. Our team immediately began coordination with safety officials to implement pre-planned contingency responses. We will review the data from today's flight test to better understand root cause. As always, success comes from what we learn, and today's flight will offer additional lessons to improve Starship's reliability.' The 400-foot rocket broke up during its eighth flight test, USA Today reported. The flight contained no crew. The spacecraft had lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas, at 6:30 p.m., Eastern time. What earth dwellers said 'Space X reached for the stars… and Florida got the leftovers,' quipped Only in Dade on Instagram. 'Space debris over Miami! Holy [expletive.] That's my first time ever seeing that,' said TikTok user SunAndSand87, identified as 'Your average Joe navigating Miami a Day at a Time.' His image shows the Miami skyline and PortMiami in the forefront and a shower of debris heading toward a dip into the ocean on the horizon. Miami Herald staff writer Milena Malaver contributed to this report.
