Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1994, 6:38 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1994, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1994, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Key West, FL (KEYW), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1603 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMIA 102238 SVRMFL FLC025-102345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 638 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA ...NORTHEASTERN DADE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS FORMED 3 TO 5 MILES WEST OF MIAMI SPRINGS EXTENDING WEST TO THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THIS PARTICULAR THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 15 MPH. DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED...TAKE SHELTER...THEN REPORT THE SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
FLZ072-074-073-102220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 520 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 1994 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS HAD BECOME SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE LAST 15 MINUTES. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF PEMBROKE PINES IN SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF METROPOLITAN MIAMI ALONG THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY TO WEST KENDALL DRIVE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING TO THE EAST OF THE SEABREEZE FRONT AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE VERY RAPIDLY IN EITHER THEIR COVERAGES OR INTENSITIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS IS TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED OVER EXTREME WESTERN DADE COUNTY OVER A 5 MILE WIDE AREA EXTENDING 5 TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF THE 40 MILE BEND ON TAMIAMI TRAIL. RADAR INDICATED THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINED HAIL WITH INDICATED STORM TOPS TO 48 THOUSAND FEET. THEIR MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED DURING THE NEXT 2 HOURS. &
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
FLZ072-074-073-102220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 520 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 1994 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS HAD BECOME SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE LAST 15 MINUTES. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF PEMBROKE PINES IN SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF METROPOLITAN MIAMI ALONG THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY TO WEST KENDALL DRIVE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING TO THE EAST OF THE SEABREEZE FRONT AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE VERY RAPIDLY IN EITHER THEIR COVERAGES OR INTENSITIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS IS TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED OVER EXTREME WESTERN DADE COUNTY OVER A 5 MILE WIDE AREA EXTENDING 5 TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF THE 40 MILE BEND ON TAMIAMI TRAIL. RADAR INDICATED THESE THUNDERSTORMS CON8TAINED HAIL WITH INDICATED STORM TOPS TO 48 THOUSAND FEET. THEIR MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED DURING THE NEXT 2 HOURS. &
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:09 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
FLZ072-071-074-102315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 609 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 1994 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN MIAMI INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE AND ARE SPREADING OVER MUCH OF EASTERN BROWARD COUNTY AND NORTHEAST DADE COUNTY DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS...POSSIBLE HAIL...ALONG WITH POSSIBLY STRONG WIND GUSTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS AND COVERING AN AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE BROWARD COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS ANDYTOWN...DAVIE...AND PEMBROKE PINES AS WELL AS INTO NORTHEASERN DADE COUNTY AROUND OPALOCKA AIRPORT...CAROL CITY AND MIAMI GARDENS. DURING THE NEXT HOUR THIS ACITIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS SOUTHWARD INTO DADE COUNTY OVER THE COMMUNITIES OF HIALEAH...MIAMI SPRINGS...THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WEST KENDALL. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. &
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:13 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
FLZ072-071-074-102315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 609 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 1994 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN MIAMI INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE AND ARE SPREADING OVER MUCH OF EASTERN BROWARD COUNTY AND NORTHEAST DADE COUNTY DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS...POSSIBLE HAIL...ALONG WITH POSSIBLY STRONG WIND GUSTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS AND COVERING AN AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE BROWARD COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS ANDYTOWN...DAVIE...AND PEMBROKE PINES AS WELL AS INTO NORTHEASERN DADE COUNTY AROUND OPALOCKA AIRPORT...CAROL CITY AND MIAMI GARDENS. DURING THE NEXT HOUR THIS ACITIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS SOUTHWARD INTO DADE COUNTY OVER THE COMMUNITIES OF HIALEAH...MIAMI SPRINGS...THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WEST KENDALL. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. &
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.