The building manager at the Miami-Dade Courthouse Center realized he had a problem when a chunk of ceiling fell in an 11-floor hallway during a torrential downpour.

No one was hurt, but the after effects closed the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center and its garage at 175 NW First Ave. through at least Thursday, and it will take much longer to repair ceilings and other wet walls and flooring, said Tara Smith of the Miami-Dade County Internal Services Department.

All hearings scheduled for Wednesday in the downtown family court building were canceled — but not before many people scheduled to be in court arrived to find it closed. People were advised to call a hotline at 305-349-7777 for information on rescheduled hearings.