Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Mar 9, 1998, 8:09 AM EST (13:09 UTC)

Expired

Mar 9, 1998, 9:40 AM EST

In force

91 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Whole counties

County Monroe County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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AMZ631-652>654-672>675-FLC087-091440-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
809 AM EST MON MAR 9 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI FL HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 940 AM EST
AND A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 940 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

   ...MONROE UPPER KEYS
   ...MONROE MIDDLE KEYS
   ...MONROE LOWER KEYS

AND BOATERS ON

   ...FLORIDA STRAITS COASTAL WATERS FROM ANGELFISH KEY TO PIGEON
   KEY OUT TO 20 NM
   ...GULF OF MEXICO AND FLORIDA STRAITS COASTAL WATERS FROM PIGEON
   KEY TO KEY WEST OUT TO 20 NM
   ...FLORIDA BAY
   ...FLORIDA STRAITS COASTAL WATERS FROM ANGELFISH KEY TO KEY WEST
   FROM 20 NM TO 50 NM
   ...FLORIDA STRAITS COASTAL WATERS FROM KEY WEST TO THE DRY
   TORTUGAS

MIAMI DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM SOUTHERN DADE COUNTY TO KEY WEST. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 57 MPH
ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAINS.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS ALSO DETECTED ROTATION IN THE STORMS AND
BRIEF TORNADOES AND/OR WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE. RADAR
HAS ESTIMATED THAT OVER AN INCH OF RAIN CAN FALL IN LESS THAN 1
HOUR WITH THESE STORMS AND FLOODING OF LYING AREAS IS
POSSIBLE.

BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY. TAKE IMMEDIATE
EVASIVE ACTION IF THREATENED. THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE WATERSPOUT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT
MOVEMENT.

In the hours before

AMZ610-630-631-650>654-656-670>676-FLZ063-066>078-091700-

SOUTH FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 AM EST MON MAR 9 1998

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA UNTIL 7 AM...

A SQUALL LINE WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER TO
BROWARD...DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE TORNADOES ALONG WITH SOME
LIGHTNING.  THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER 7
AM.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY.

AMZ610-630-631-650>654-656-670>676-FLZ063-066>078-091700-

SOUTH FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 AM EST MON MAR 9 1998

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA UNTIL 7 AM...

A SQUALL LINE WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER TO
BROWARD...DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE TORNADOES ALONG WITH SOME
LIGHTNING.  THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER 7
AM.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY.

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
637 AM EST MON MAR 09 1998

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0613 AM    OPA LOCKA                 FL   WIND GUST TO 61 MPH.
03/09/98   MIAMI-DADE

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
637 AM EST MON MAR 09 1998

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0613 AM    OPA LOCKA                 FL   WIND GUST TO 61 MPH.
03/09/98   MIAMI-DADE

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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.