Los Angeles Worldwide Airport was topic to a floor cease Monday afternoon attributable to doable thunderstorms, in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration and Nationwide Climate Service.
Departures from a variety of airports in close by states — together with Phoenix, Denver and Salt Lake Metropolis — have been grounded as a precaution between 3:25 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Monday, an FAA web site confirmed.
The chance of a time extension was listed as medium, or 30% to 60%.
The NWS forecasted a 30% chance of thunderstorms close to Palmdale on Monday afternoon and a excessive of 98 levels. The airports topic to grounding have been these at a distance the place flights would move over the realm throughout a doable thunderstorm.
The storms come amid a surge of monsoonal moisture and instability throughout the Western U.S., which has introduced harmful dry lightning, main mud storms and uncommon summer season rain over the previous few days.
Related floor stops at Lengthy Seaside Airport and John Wayne airport expired at 4 p.m., the FAA web site confirmed.
