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Ayana Archie

Fort Lauderdale airport is closed until Friday, with more flooding possible

Cars are seen on flooded streets in Hollywood, Fla., in an aerial view of the effects of heavy rainfall on Wednesday and early Thursday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Federal weather forecasts don't normally use exclamation marks — so when a flash flood emergency advisory for southern Florida included multiple exclamations Wednesday night, it was a sign of how bad things were, and how much worse they could get.

"SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!" the National Weather Service repeatedly told people in the Fort Lauderdale metro area, warning of life-threatening conditions in a statement issued at 9:44 p.m. ET Wednesday.

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