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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

May 10, 2012Martin County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at May 10, 2012, 9:20 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 40 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 10, 2012, 9:20 PM EDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

County Martin County, FL

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The text

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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 10, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 6:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 3:29 PM EDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
329 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

FLZ067-102000-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
329 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANAL POINT...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  PAHOKEE...
  CANAL POINT...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS 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 SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 2679 8068 2682 8069 2683 8067 2689 8062
      2695 8062 2696 8061 2696 8034 2678 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 270DEG 14KT 2690 8067

AK

Special weather statement, May 10, 3:30 PM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
330 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

FLZ067-102015-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
330 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OKEELANTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  OKEELANTA...
  BELLE GLADE...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55
MPH...SMALL 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. THESE WINDS
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 SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 2640 8038 2653 8084 2671 8080 2671 8078
      2669 8075 2670 8073 2672 8074 2672 8073
      2673 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 273DEG 25KT 2661 8073

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Local storm report, May 10, 3:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
359 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0301 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 11 SE BRIGHTON SEMINOLE 26.96N 80.94W
05/10/2012  M52 MPH          AMZ610             FL   C-MAN STATION

            L005 REPORTED A 52 MPH WIND GUSTS FROM THE THUNDERSTORM
            AT 301 PM EDT

&&

BAXTER

Special weather statement, May 10, 4:02 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
402 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

FLZ072-074-172-173-102045-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD
COUNTY FL METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL
402 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY
  NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
  A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PORT
  EVERGLADES TO NORTH BAY VILLAGE TO MIAMI
  INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...AND   MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
  LITTLE HAITI...
  COCONUT GROVE...
  LITTLE HAVANA...
  MIAMI...
  MIAMI BEACH...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS
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 2600 8011 2580 8011 2569 8015 2570 8018
      2572 8017 2574 8017 2574 8020 2571 8024
      2573 8029 2579 8037 2591 8028 2609 8028
      2611 8011 2610 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 275DEG 12KT 2607 8007 2587 8014
          2578 8025

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Special weather statement, May 10, 8:53 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 9:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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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 10, 8:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	52 min
May 10, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	26 min
May 10, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	50 min
May 11, 12:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		26 min
May 11, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		50 min
May 11, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	32 min
May 11, 6:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Collier	2 hr

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