Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2007, 4:22 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 113 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2007, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2007, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 113 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
- Flood severity
- None
County Miami-Dade County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 5:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | South Miami, FL | A FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 6 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 2 PM. |
| Jul 5, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw South Miami, FL | STREET FLOODING REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SW 40TH STREET AND SW 67TH AVENUE. |
| Jul 5, 6:09 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kendall, FL | STREET FLOODING REPORTED ALONG 136TH STREET NEAR THE FALLS SHOPPING CENTER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 1702 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KMFL 052025 FFWMFL FLC086-052215- /X.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0004.070705T2022Z-070705T2215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 422 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN... ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH MIAMI AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINECREST...COCONUT GROVE...SOUTH MIAMI...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI... KENDALL...WESTCHESTER AND CORAL GABLES ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO A SAFER LOCATION IMMEDIATELY. LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035 $$ GREGORIA
5 follow-up statements
000 WGUS72 KMFL 052042 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 439 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 FLC086-052215- /X.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070705T2215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.0O/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 439 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO AFFECT AREAS FROM CORAL GABLES TO SOUTH MIAMI TO WESTCHESTER. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS OCCURRING ACROSS THESE AREAS. A FORMER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED 5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035 $$ DG
000 WGUS72 KMFL 052044 CCA FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 439 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 FLC086-052215- /X.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070705T2215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.0O/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 439 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO AFFECT AREAS FROM CORAL GABLES TO SOUTH MIAMI TO WESTCHESTER. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS OCCURRING ACROSS THESE AREAS. A FORMER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOUTH MIAMI SINCE 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035 $$ DG
000 WGUS72 KMFL 052118 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 515 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 FLC086-052215- /X.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070705T2215Z/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 515 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH MIAMI...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...KENDALL...WESTCHESTER...CORAL GABLES...GOULDS...PINECREST...AND CUTLER RIDGE. AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AROUND THE HOMESTEAD AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO AFFECT AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON. A FORMER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE RECORDED 5 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING IN SOUTH MIAMI. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...LEADING TO FLOODED ROADS...AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SOME STRUCTURES. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035 $$ GREGORIA
000 WGUS72 KMFL 052137 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 532 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 FLC086-052215- /X.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070705T2215Z/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 532 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH MIAMI...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...KENDALL...CORAL GABLES... GOULDS...PINECREST...CUTLER RIDGE...AND GOULDS. AT 532 PM EDT...A FORMER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE RECORDED 6 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING IN SOUTH MIAMI. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS OCCURRING BETWEEN CUTLER RIDGE AND HOMESTEAD. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...LEADING TO FLOODED ROADS...AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SOME STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN AFFECTING AREAS FROM HOWARD TO CUTLER RIDGE TO GOULDS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035 $$ GREGORIA
000 WGUS72 KMFL 052211 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 610 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 FLC086-052216- /X.EXP.KMFL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070705T2215Z/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 610 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...IT WILL BE REPLACED BY AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY SINCE THE RECENT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS LEAD TO SOME STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN. LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035 $$ DG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 45 min | |
| Jul 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 117 min |
| Jul 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 117 min |
| Jul 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 117 min |
| Jul 5, 6:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 108 min |
| Jul 5, 6:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 108 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida, 2007Every flash flood warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.