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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 31 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
- Sep 8, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Broward County, FL
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The Miami radar (KAMX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Sep 8, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 428 AM EDT THU SEP 8 2011 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-082330- 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- 428 AM EDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, WITH THE MORE NUMEROUS ACTIVITY EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL GULF WATERS AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WIND: ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TODAY MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS NEAR 45 TO 55 MPH. FLOODING: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL LEAD TO SHOWERS TRAINING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS EXPERIENCING URBAN TYPE FLOODING. RIP CURRENTS: A MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY TODAY. A SMALL NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO THE EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH THE BEST CHANCE DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION: WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND, HAIL AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 4:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Sep 8, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 67 min |
| Sep 8, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
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.