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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 now reports light thunderstorm with rain at Fort Lauderdale

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  1. Initial Observed

    Lightning within 10 nm of Fort Lauderdale: 9 flashes in 15 minutes

    Tailodds counted 9 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in the 15 minutes to 6:26 PM EST, 0 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 7.2 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 6:18 PM EST, reports ceiling 3400 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 23 kt gusting to 29 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KFLL 032318Z 11023G29KT 10SM SCT022CB BKN034 BKN110 27/23 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 10029/2317 RAE04 CB E AND SE-SW MOV W P0000 T02670233
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 6:18 PM EST
    Lightning9 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 6:26 PM, nearest 7.2 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 23:26 UTC)
    SourcesNOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
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  2. Escalation Observed

    Lightning now within 5 nm of Fort Lauderdale: 12 flashes in 15 minutes

    What changed: lightning within 10 nm → lightning within 5 nm

    Tailodds counted 54 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in the 15 minutes to 7:45 PM EST, 12 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 0.4 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 6:53 PM EST, reports light thunderstorm with rain, ceiling 7000 ft, visibility 9 mi, wind 9 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KFLL 032353Z 13009KT 9SM -TSRA FEW014 SCT022CB BKN070 BKN250 25/22 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 10029/2317 RAE04B23 TSB31 SLP146 FRQ LTGICCG S-SW AND DSNT E TS S-SW MOV W CB DSNT NE AND E P0006 60010 T02500222 10294 20244 53008
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 6:53 PM EST
    Lightning54 flashes within 10 nm, 12 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 7:45 PM, nearest 0.4 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-04 00:45 UTC)
    SourcesNOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
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  3. De-escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports thunderstorm with rain at Fort Lauderdale

    What changed: lightning within 5 nm → thunderstorm with rain

    The 7:58 PM EST official weather observation (METAR) for Fort Lauderdale (FLL) reports thunderstorm with rain; mist, ceiling 10000 ft, visibility 3 mi, wind 8 kt gusting to 17 kt. Coded weather: “TSRA BR”. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data, counted by Tailodds, shows 11 flashes within 10 nm of the airport in the 15 minutes to 8:47 PM EST, the nearest 8.1 nm away. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KFLL 040127Z 09010KT 10SM -RA FEW026 SCT042 BKN110 BKN250 26/23 A2999 RMK AO2 TSE26 FRQ LTGICCACG DSNT NW-NE CB DSNT NW-NE MOV NW P0010 T02560233
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 8:27 PM EST
    Lightning11 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 8:47 PM, nearest 8.1 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-04 01:48 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
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  4. Escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports heavy thunderstorm with rain at Fort Lauderdale

    What changed: thunderstorm with rain → heavy thunderstorm with rain

    The 9:20 PM EST official weather observation (METAR) for Fort Lauderdale (FLL) reports heavy thunderstorm with rain; mist, ceiling 2200 ft, visibility 1 mi, wind 10 kt gusting to 18 kt. Coded weather: “+TSRA BR”. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data, counted by Tailodds, shows 89 flashes within 10 nm of the airport in the 15 minutes to 9:28 PM EST, the nearest 1.8 nm away. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KFLL 040220Z 07010G18KT 1SM R10L/P6000FT +TSRA BR FEW015 BKN022CB OVC036 24/23 A2999 RMK AO2 TSB06 OCNL LTGICCG OHD-NE-SE TS OHD-NE-SE MOV NW P0001 T02440228
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 9:20 PM EST
    Lightning89 flashes within 10 nm, 3 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 9:28 PM, nearest 1.8 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-04 02:28 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
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  5. De-escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports light thunderstorm with rain at Fort Lauderdale

    What changed: heavy thunderstorm with rain → light thunderstorm with rain

    The 10:53 PM EST official weather observation (METAR) for Fort Lauderdale (FLL) reports light thunderstorm with rain, ceiling 11000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 8 kt. Coded weather: “-TSRA”. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data, counted by Tailodds, shows 4 flashes within 10 nm of the airport in the 15 minutes to 11:00 PM EST, the nearest 4.1 nm away. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KFLL 040353Z 06008KT 10SM -TSRA FEW024CB SCT075 BKN110 23/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 FRQ LTGICCACG NW-NE TS NW-NE MOV NW P0005 T02280211
    StationKFLL at Tue Nov 3, 10:53 PM EST
    Lightning4 flashes within 10 nm, 1 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 11:00 PM, nearest 4.1 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-04 04:02 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
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Closed Wed Nov 4, 5:23 AM EST: No usable weather data for 6 h; closed without reporting an end.