Strong storms down trees, flip planes in soggy start to Memorial Day weekend in South Florida

Nasty weather ripped through parts of South Florida getting Memorial Day weekend off to a stormy start Numerous areas across Broward County saw the full force of Mother Nature on Friday with heavy rain whipping winds and even flipped planes at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines Airport personnel noted powerful winds sent parked aircraft flying severely damaging several of them One plane was captured upside down Another one was seen resting on top of a fuel truck Firefighters were seen working to get the plane dislodged Friday night No injuries were announced Staff declared the airport would be closed until a m Saturday to give Broward County Aviation Department a chance to assess the damage left behind by the thunderstorm Near the airport video captured by resident Eddie Flor shows hail pounding the ground in the area of Taft Street between Hiatus Road and Palm Avenue The severe storms moved hurriedly during Friday afternoon s rush hour A tree fell on a bus stop at University Drive and Pines Boulevard after strong winds uprooted it Surveillance video captured a massive tree that landed on the house after it was uprooted by the strong winds Renzo Gomez who lives near where the downed tree landed announced he was spared the worst of the storm compared to his neighbors Our screened porch got particular holes from the hail but nothing to the extent of this type of damage as we re walking around looking at what s going on in our neighborhood he reported Firefighters arrived at the scene to remove the tree from the home In Miramar doorbell camera video shows one woman running for cover as the storms rolled into her area Scary Thank God nobody was hurt but I have no fence right now and this is my neighbor s shed disclosed Joana Klaiss A piece of that shed ended up tangled with the power lines Florida Power Light crews worked late into the night to clean up the mess and restore power to all those affected Up north in Fort Lauderdale after a stormy inadequate hours the city skyline was hidden underneath a blanket of storms before blue skies peeked back through in time for a sunset While specific residents have speculated that a small tornado may have caused various of the damage across the area the National Weather Institution declared there were no tornadoes Instead it was powerful straight line winds