Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2008, 8:12 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 93 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2008, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2008, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 93 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 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
- 1366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KMFL 250016 FFWMFL FLC099-250145- /O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0005.080525T0012Z-080525T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 812 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 945 PM EDT * AT 804 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH HOMES FLOODED ON NASSAU STREET. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO AFFECT DELRAY BEACH AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR TO TWO WITH ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO AGGREGATIVE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. 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 2642 8007 2642 8017 2650 8017 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8011 $$ BAXTER
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS52 KMFL 250019 CCA FFWMFL FLC099-250145- /O.COR.KMFL.FF.W.0005.080525T0012Z-080525T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 818 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH... * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 804 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH HOMES FLOODED ON NASSAU STREET. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO AFFECT DELRAY BEACH AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR TO TWO WITH ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO A SAFER LOCATION IMMEDIATELY. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. LAT...LON 2642 8007 2642 8017 2650 8017 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8011 $$ BAXTER
000 WGUS72 KMFL 250111 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 907 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 FLC099-250145- /O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080525T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PALM BEACH FL- 907 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 859 PM EDT...DELRAY BEACH POLICE IS STILL REPORTING SOME STREETS FLOODED IN THE AREA FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IS ALSO SHOWING SOME MODERATE RAINS OVER LION COUNTRY SAFARI MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THESE MODERATE RAINS COULD MOVE INTO THE DELRAY BEACH AREA...AND PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. 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. LAT...LON 2642 8007 2642 8017 2650 8017 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8011 $$ BAXTER
000 WGUS72 KMFL 250146 FFSMFL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 945 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 FLC099-250154- /O.EXP.KMFL.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080525T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PALM BEACH FL- 945 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED AT 945 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY... THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS MOVED SOUTH DELRAY BEACH AREA...AND THE DELRAY BEACH POLICE HAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE STREETS IN THE AREA ARE NO LONGER FLOODING. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. LAT...LON 2642 8007 2642 8017 2650 8017 2649 8006 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8012 $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 52 min |
| May 24, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 23 min |
| May 24, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| May 24, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 31 min |
| May 24, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| May 24, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| May 24, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 58 min |
| May 24, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| May 25, 7:04 AM EDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | MFL | Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach | 116 min |
| May 25, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 30 min |
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.