Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2008, 6:48 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 87 min. 1 report 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
- May 24, 2008, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2008, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:10 PM EDT | FLOOD | Delray Beach, FL | DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTED INTERSECTION OF LINTON BLVD AND CONGRESS AVE IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAY |
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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 2370 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KMFL 242250 FFWMFL FLC099-250015- /O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0004.080524T2248Z-080525T0015Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 648 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH... * UNTIL 815 PM EDT * AT 641 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HOUSES FLOODED ALONG NASSAU STREET...AND THE INTERSECTION OF LINTON BLVD AND CONGRESS BLVD IS IMPASSABLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DELRAY BEACH 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. 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. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. LAT...LON 2640 8007 2642 8020 2652 8020 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8010 $$ BAXTER
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS52 KMFL 242256 CCA FFWMFL FLC099-250015- /O.COR.KMFL.FF.W.0004.080524T2248Z-080525T0015Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 655 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH... * UNTIL 815 PM EDT * AT 641 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HOUSES FLOODED ALONG NASSAU STREET...AND THE INTERSECTION OF LINTON BLVD AND CONGRESS BLVD IS IMPASSABLE. AT THE SAME TIME...DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL AS FALLEN DURING THE LAST HOUR FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH...BUT MODERATE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ANOTHER QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DELRAY BEACH MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO A SAFER LOCATION IMMEDIATELY. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. LAT...LON 2640 8007 2642 8020 2652 8020 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8010 $$ BAXTER
000 WGUS72 KMFL 242333 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 729 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 FLC099-250015- /O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080525T0015Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PALM BEACH FL- 729 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ANOTHER AREAS OF THUNDERSTORM OVER BOYNTON BEACH MOVING SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE INTO DELRAY BEACH AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA DURING THE LAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN OCCUR WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO DELRAY BEACH FROM THE NORTH DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM EDT. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DELRAY BEACH. 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. 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 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. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2640 8007 2642 8020 2652 8020 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8010 $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 58 min |
| May 24, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| May 24, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 25 min |
| May 24, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| May 24, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| May 24, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 32 min |
| May 24, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 58 min |
| May 24, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade, Monroe | 41 min |
| May 24, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 62 min |
| May 24, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| May 24, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 85 min | |
| May 24, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 31 min |
| May 24, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 93 min | |
| May 24, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 33 min |
| May 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 65 min |
| May 24, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 53 min |
| May 24, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 44 min |
| May 24, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 34 min |
| May 24, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 61 min |
| May 24, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| May 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 56 min |
| May 24, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 64 min |
| May 24, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 57 min |
| May 24, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 26 min |
| May 24, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| May 24, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 115 min | |
| May 24, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 50 min |
| May 24, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| May 24, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 min | |
| May 24, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 41 min |
| May 24, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 56 min |
| May 24, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 35 min |
| May 24, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 63 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 40 min |
| May 24, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 63 min |
| May 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 117 min |
| May 24, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| May 24, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 56 min |
| May 24, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| May 24, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 49 min |
| May 24, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 39 min |
| May 24, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| May 24, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 66 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.