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.
Observed 10:53 PM ESTLightning ≤10 nm 4 in 15 min