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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 1, 2008Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2008, 4:06 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 39 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
Aug 1, 2008, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2008, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Aug 1, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 9:27 AM EDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
222 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008

FLZ072-074-172-011845-
METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL-
222 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS PEMBROKE PINES AND DAVIE...

AT 217 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EASTERN PEMBROKE PINES AND SOUTHEAST DAVIE
IN SOUTHEAST BROWARD COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS DRIFTING NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR.

NORTH PERRY AIRPORT REPORTED A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN ABOUT 25 MINUTES
WITH THIS STORM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING OF
UNDERPASSES AND POORLY DRAINED STREETS AND CANALS. FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS PARTS OF DAVIE AND COOPER
CITY.

LAT...LON 2598 8018 2596 8034 2609 8027 2608 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 180DEG 0KT 2606 8051

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 4:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
406 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008

FLZ073-012045-
INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL-
406 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR INTERSECTION KROME AND KENDALL DRIVE  THIS
STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

KENDALE LAKES...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

LAT...LON 2580 8052 2579 8039 2566 8039 2566 8055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 207DEG 1KT 2572 8046

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward23 min
Aug 1, 2:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward48 min
Aug 1, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach40 min
Aug 1, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade41 min
Aug 1, 5:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade46 min
Aug 1, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward23 min
Aug 1, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 min
Aug 1, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward36 min
Aug 1, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 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.