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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 2, 2012Glades County, Hendry County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2012, 5:12 PM EDT for Glades County, Hendry County, Florida. It was in force for 48 min. 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 2, 2012, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 2, 5:55 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 60Lakeport, FLESTIMATED WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WITH POWER OUTAGES FROM LAKEPORT TO MOORE HAVEN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1964 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -39 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1964 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

114 
WWUS82 KMFL 022112
SPSMFL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
512 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

FLZ063-066-070-022200-
GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL 
512 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  GLADES COUNTY 
  NORTHERN HENDRY COUNTY 
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY 

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LA BELLE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  ORTONA...
  MUSE...
  PALMDALE...
  LAKEPORT...
  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.

LAT...LON 2720 8098 2705 8097 2700 8103 2698 8108
      2692 8107 2693 8110 2689 8111 2682 8105
      2682 8096 2648 8094 2647 8157 2703 8157
      2704 8128 2712 8127 2713 8117 2718 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 180DEG 20KT 2676 8140

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier42 min
Aug 2, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Hendry39 min
Aug 2, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe38 min
Aug 2, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach51 min
Aug 2, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward44 min
Aug 2, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade48 min
Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry46 min
Aug 2, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe42 min
Aug 2, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach44 min
Aug 2, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe39 min
Aug 2, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
Aug 2, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin46 min
Aug 2, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL67 min
Aug 2, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLGlades45 min
Aug 2, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach52 min
Aug 2, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLHendry, Palm Beach49 min
Aug 2, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade43 min
Aug 2, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach52 min

Nearby

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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.