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Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 86 minLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 7 minFAA flight data 2 min

FAA NAS status is stale (221 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (221 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

ConfirmedObserved Significant Resolved Weather FLL arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Fort Lauderdale

Current state
Resolved at 4:11 PM EST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Lightning within 10 nm of Fort Lauderdale: 3 flashes in 15 minutes

    Tailodds counted 3 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in the 15 minutes to 2:51 PM EST, 0 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 6.3 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 1:53 PM EST, reports light rain, ceiling 3000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 16 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KFLL 031853Z 09016KT 10SM -RA SCT022 BKN030CB BKN043 BKN250 28/23 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB32 SLP141 CB SW MOV NW P0000 T02830233
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 1:53 PM EST
    Lightning3 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 2:51 PM, nearest 6.3 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 19:51 UTC)
    SourcesNOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Fort Lauderdale

    What changed: lightning within 10 nm → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 3:11 PM EST. The latest, at 3:53 PM EST, reports ceiling 4700 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 16 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Fort Lauderdale in the 30 minutes to 4:10 PM EST.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KFLL 032053Z 09016KT 10SM SCT023 BKN047 BKN080 BKN250 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB1958E09 TSB10E53 SLP141 CB DSNT SE AND SW-W MOV NW P0000 60000 T02720228 55007
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 3:53 PM EST
    Lightning0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 4:10 PM, nearest 11.4 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 21:11 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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