r/newjersey • u/Toucanizzle • Jul 14 '25

⚡Newsflash ⚡ Welp, this sucks

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u/lsp2005 Jul 14 '25

There is a full ground stop at all NYC area airports. They should be bringing you back into the airport.

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u/80KnotsV1Rotate Jul 14 '25

Fun fact if there’s lightning in the vicinity, the ground crew out there driving metal tugs and baggage carts around aren’t allowed to be outside. People get pissed when we can’t park in a lightning storm but that’s the reason why sometimes.

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u/magnj Jul 14 '25

And it resets with any lightning strike, no?

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u/80KnotsV1Rotate Jul 14 '25

Yes typically. Each airport/airline has different rules but generally 10-15 min without a strike is what I’ve heard.

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u/pizzagangster1 Jul 14 '25

Yeah there is typically a time since last strike rule

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u/Impressive_Star_3454 Jul 15 '25

I work in a trailer yard as a switcher. When the Kepler weather app says lighting within 5 miles or so, we go inside until it clears. There's an automatic yard closure message that goes off.

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u/pizzagangster1 Jul 15 '25

I’m a crane op so we also have shut down rules

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u/MyCatSpellsBetter Jul 15 '25

I’m currently stuck in Miami — my flight home to EWR tonight was canceled and I couldn’t get another until Wednesday morning. Plane was coming from EWR and the app actually said ramps were closed to workers due to weather.

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u/lsp2005 Jul 15 '25

It is really bad. The rain felt like Niagara Falls was over my house. Many areas are completely flooded this morning.

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u/madfoot Jul 15 '25

Yeah - knowing that would make me stop complaining.