Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2012, 2:31 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. 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
- Aug 28, 2012, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2012, 5:24 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Jupiter, FL | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED FLOODING NEAR WEST INDIANTOWN ROAD AND JUPITER FARMS ROAD. WATER ON THE ROADWAY WAS PUSHING CARS OFF THE ROAD. TO THE WEST ON BEELINE HIGHWAY THERE WAS 1 FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD. |
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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 2937 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
926
WGUS52 KMFL 281831
FFWMFL
FLC099-282130-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0007.120828T1831Z-120828T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
231 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER
PORTIONS OF PALM BEACH. RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE AREAS
EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY..INCLUDING
THE ACREAGE AND WELLINGTON AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2635 8011 2634 8038 2696 8046 2696 8015
2698 8014 2697 8009
$$
85-GIBBS4 follow-up statements
010
WGUS72 KMFL 281847
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
247 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
FLC099-282130-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120828T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
247 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 242 PM EDT...A SPOTTER REPORTED CONTINUING FLOODING IN JUPITER
FARMS. CARS WERE BEING PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF
INDIANTOWN ROAD AND JUPITER FARMS IN JUPITER. ON BEELINE HIGHWAY ONE
FOOT OF ACCUMULATION WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH COUNTY
AIRPORT...PALM BEACH GARDENS AND JUPITER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 2635 8011 2634 8038 2696 8046 2696 8015
2698 8014 2697 8009
$$
60270
WGUS72 KMFL 281949
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
349 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
FLC099-282130-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120828T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
349 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 342 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING ON
BENOIST FARMS ROAD BETWEEN OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD AND BELEVEDERE ROAD IN
WEST PALM BEACH. HALF OF THE ROAD IS FLOODED.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH COUNTY
AIRPORT...PALM BEACH GARDENS AND JUPITER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 2635 8011 2634 8038 2696 8046 2696 8015
2698 8014 2697 8009
$$
60491
WGUS72 KMFL 282021
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
421 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
FLC099-282130-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120828T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
421 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 417 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TWO INCHES OF
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IN THE LAST 40 MINUTES IN UNINCORPORATED
BOYNTON BEACH NEAR LYONS ROAD AND BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH COUNTY
AIRPORT...PALM BEACH GARDENS AND JUPITER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 2635 8011 2634 8038 2696 8046 2696 8015
2698 8014 2697 8009
$$
60789
WGUS72 KMFL 282124
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
524 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
FLC099-282124-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120828T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
524 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN PALM BEACH
COUNTY...
THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN SUBURBS
OF PALM BEACH COUNTY HAVE DISSIPATED. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING AND RESIDENTS NEED TO
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
AND WILL BE EXTENDED AS WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
THE AREA.
LAT...LON 2635 8011 2634 8038 2696 8046 2696 8015
2698 8014 2697 8009
$$
60The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 10:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 5 days |
| Aug 28, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Aug 28, 3:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 min | |
| Aug 28, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 min | |
| Aug 28, 3:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| Aug 28, 8:11 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 12 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 2:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 107 min |
| Aug 28, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 119 min |
| Aug 28, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 112 min | |
| Aug 28, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
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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.