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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2012, 1:53 AM EDT for Glades County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 52 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 27, 2012, 1:53 AM EDT (05:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2012, 2:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Glades County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 2399 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 27, 12:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 12:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 12:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
119 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
FLZ067-068-072-168-172-270615-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
119 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
...STRONG RAINBAND WITH SEVERE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH MOVING
ONSHORE THE NORTHEASTERN BROWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COAST...
* UNTIL 215 AM EDT
* AT 115 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG RAINBAND MOVING ONSHORE THE NORTHEASTERN BROWARD AND SOUTHEAST
PALM BEACH COAST...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH. SEVERE WINDS OF
60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS RAINBAND AS IT MOVES ONSHORE.
* THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT...
BOCA RATON...
DELRAY BEACH...
VILLAGE OF GOLF...
ABERDEEN...
FLORIDA GARDENS...
WELLINGTON...
ROYAL PALM BEACH...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL...WHICH CAN OCCASIONALLY TOUCH
DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2640 8006 2626 8007 2620 8009
2669 8043 2681 8008 2669 8002 2663 8003
2660 8004 2659 8003 2655 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0516Z 147DEG 42KT 2642 8008
GREGORIALocal storm report, Aug 27, 1:46 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
146 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0137 AM TROPICAL STORM WEST PALM BEACH 26.71N 80.06W
08/27/2012 PALM BEACH FL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE PALM BEACH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
&&
GREGORIALocal storm report, Aug 27, 1:49 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
149 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN FORT LAUDERDALE 26.12N 80.15W
08/27/2012 M6.98 INCH BROWARD FL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED SPOTTER AT THE 5 ASH WATER PLANT IN FORT
LAUDERDALE RECORDED A 24-HR RAINFALL OF 6.98 INCHES
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MIDNIGHT.
&&
ROSSSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 1:53 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
153 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
FLZ063-066>068-168-270645-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND PALM BEACH
COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
153 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PALM
BEACH COUNTY...EASTERN GLADES COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTY...
FOR GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS...
* UNTIL 245 AM EDT
* AT 151 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JUPITER TO
7 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BAY...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
CALOOSA...
CANAL POINT...
INDIAN PRAIRIE CANAL MOUTH...
BRIGHTON SEMINOLE INDIAN...
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.
THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE
FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2645 8077 2706 8128 2707 8127 2721 8094
2717 8088 2713 8087 2708 8094 2704 8092
2698 8107 2689 8111 2682 8105 2682 8095
2677 8094 2671 8081 2670 8073 2677 8075
2676 8069 2696 8061 2698 8008 2680 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 145DEG 52KT 2696 8015 2668 8084
GARCIAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 112 min |
| Aug 26, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 9:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 9:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 7 min |
| Aug 26, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 118 min | |
| Aug 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 10:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 11:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 9 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 112 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 110 min |
| Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 38 hr | |
| Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:23 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 19 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Aug 27, 6:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 8:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Glades, Palm Beach | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 52 min | |
| Aug 27, 9:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 18 min |
| Aug 27, 11:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 65 min |
| Aug 27, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:04 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MFL | 9 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Collier | 13 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 118 min |
| Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 12 min |
| Aug 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 116 min | |
| Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 94 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.