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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

May 22, 2008Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at May 22, 2008, 2:17 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 22, 2008, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2008, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

County Palm Beach County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 22, 9:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 9:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 12:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1206 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-230415-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
1206 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALL AREAS TODAY WITH GREATEST CHANCES NORTH...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY, WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR PORTION OF THE PENINSULA, IN
THE REGION SURROUNDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

WIND: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES IN SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FROM TIME TO TIME
THROUGH THIS PERIOD, WITH THE AREAS IMPACTED DEPENDING ON THE WIND
DIRECTION. HOWEVER, ALL AREAS MAY SEE PATCHY DENSE SMOKE AT NIGHT
AS THE SMOKE SETTLES TO THE GROUND AND EXPANDS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LAKE SHORE COMMUNITIES. SMOKE FROM THE FIRE
IN THE EVERGLADES OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO
CAUSE SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS PRIMARILY AT NIGHT ACROSS INLAND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
EACH DAY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORM DURING THIS PERIOD.

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TO 15 TO
20 MPH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. GULF STREAM SEAS
MAY BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

70/DD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 1:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 1:54 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
154 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

FLZ071>074-173-221830-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY FL-
154 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY...

AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PENNSUCO...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

PENNSUCO...
MEDLEY...
HIALEAH GARDENS...
MIRAMAR...
MIAMI LAKES...
HIALEAH...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES...UP TO PEA SIZED HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 2605 8020 2585 8020 2583 8043 2597 8045
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 261DEG 8KT 2590 8038

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Special weather statement, May 22, 2:03 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
203 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

FLZ063-066-067-221830-
HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
203 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN HENDRY AND SOUTHERN
GLADES COUNTIES...

AT 203 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LA BELLE TO 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CLEWISTON...MOVING NORTH AT 9 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...

LA BELLE...
LAKE HICPOCHEE...
MOORE HAVEN...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES...UP TO PEA SIZED HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

DUE TO THE SLOW MOTION OF THESE STORMS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES...ON THE ORDER OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS
WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW
LYING AREAS.

LAT...LON 2703 8094 2703 8099 2698 8107 2698 8108
      2692 8107 2693 8110 2689 8111 2683 8106
      2682 8095 2678 8094 2674 8086 2677 8074
      2673 8085 2665 8153 2698 8145 2704 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 197DEG 8KT 2675 8145 2681 8082

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Special weather statement, May 22, 2:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
217 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

FLZ067-068-072-168-172-221845-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL-
217 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH
COUNTY...

AT 217 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOCA RATON...MOVING NORTH AT
23 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

BOCA WEST...
MORIKAMI PARK...
BOCA RATON EQUESTRIAN CENTER...
VILLAGES OF ORIOLE...
VILLAGE OF GOLF...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES...UP TO PEA SIZED HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 2643 8006 2639 8006 2629 8010 2634 8030
      2656 8022 2652 8005 2649 8005 2645 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 195DEG 20KT 2640 8017

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:44 PM EDT	Dense Smoke Advisory	MFL	Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach	12 hr
May 22, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	28 min
May 22, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		53 min
May 22, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	36 min
May 22, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	27 min
May 22, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		65 min
May 22, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	22 min
May 22, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	28 min
May 22, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		63 min
May 22, 3:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Palm Beach	117 min
May 22, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	25 min
May 22, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	36 min
May 22, 3:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Palm Beach	113 min
May 22, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	26 min
May 22, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		75 min
May 22, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	36 min
May 22, 5:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Palm Beach	118 min
May 22, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.