South Florida residents faced power outages and travel disruptions on Saturday as storms swept through the region, leaving hundreds without electricity and causing flight delays at major airports.
According to PowerOutage.us, 598 customers in Miami-Dade County and 211 in Broward County were without power as of Saturday afternoon. Crews were working to restore service as the storms continued to move through the area.
Air travel was also impacted. Miami International Airport reported 82 delayed flights, while Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport recorded 33 delays and two cancellations, according to airport officials.
Despite the rough weather, no warnings were in effect for either Miami-Dade or Broward counties as of Saturday evening. However, the National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for coastal areas of Volusia and Brevard counties farther north along Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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