Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2013, 1:06 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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
- May 2, 2013, 1:06 PM EDT (17:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2013, 6:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:55 PM EDT | FLOOD | Delray Beach, FL | DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTS SEVERE FLOODING IN THE AREAS OF EASTBOUND I-95 ON 10TH STREET. ALSO... FLOODING AT LINTON AND CONGRESS... 500 S CONGRESS... AND LINTON AND MILITARY TRAIL |
| May 2, 1:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Delray Beach, FL | DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTS SEVERE FLOODING IN THE AREAS OF EASTBOUND I-95 ON 10TH STREET. ALSO... FLOODING AT LINTON AND CONGRESS... 500 S CONGRESS... AND LINTON AND MILITARY TRAIL |
| May 2, 5:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wsw Delray Beach, FL | EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING IN DELRAY BEACH SINCE EARLY AFTERNOON. AREA MOST AFFECTED BOUNDED BY MILITARY TRAIL AND JOG ROAD TO THE EAST AND WEST, AND LINTON BOULEVARD AND ATLANTIC AVENUE TO THE SOUTH AND NORTH. KINGS POINT NEIGHBORHOOD TOLD TO REMAIN INSIDE UNT |
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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 871 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 800 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
259
WGUS52 KMFL 021706
FFWMFL
FLC099-022000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0002.130502T1706Z-130502T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
106 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 103 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAIN GAGES HAVE MEASURED OVER 5 INCHES...AND RADAR
ESTIMATES OVER 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOYNTON BEACH...DELRAY BEACH...MISSION BAY...OCEAN
RIDGE...VILLAGE OF GOLF AND WHISPER WALK. THE AREA OF MOST
SIGNIFICANT RISK IS FROM MORIKAMI PARK AND THE VILLAGES OR ORIOLE
NORTHEASTWARD TO THE VILLAGE OF GOLF AND DELRAY BEACH.
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN DELRAY BEACH REPORTED SEVERAL ROADWAYS INUNDATED
WITH WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 4 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.
&&
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2648 8005 2637 8010 2635 8021
2640 8024 2655 8017 2656 8004 2655 8003
$$
KONARIK4 follow-up statements
704
WGUS72 KMFL 021745
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
145 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
FLC099-022000-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
145 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 137 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING ON
NUMEROUS STREETS IN THE WARNED AREA. RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE
NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLAGE OF
GOLF...OCEAN RIDGE...DELRAY BEACH..VILLAGES OF ORIOLE...MORIKAMI
PARK...BOCA WEST...AND BOYNTON BEACH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAIN GAGE MEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS NEARLY 8 INCHES
RAINFALL...
AND RADAR ESTIMATES IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2648 8005 2637 8010 2635 8021
2640 8024 2655 8017 2656 8004 2655 8003
$$
KONARIK277
WGUS72 KMFL 021836
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
236 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
FLC099-022000-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
236 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 229 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAIN GAGE MEASUREMENTS OF UP TO 8
INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY
ENDED...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY ENTER THE REGION...PRODUCING
FURTHER TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLAGE OF
GOLF...OCEAN RIDGE AND BOYNTON BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.
&&
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2648 8005 2637 8010 2635 8021
2640 8024 2655 8017 2656 8004 2655 8003
$$
KONARIK055
WGUS52 KMFL 021953
FFWMFL
FLC099-022300-
/O.EXT.KMFL.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
353 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 350 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED CONTINUED
FLASH FLOODING IN BOCA RATON AND DELRAY BEACH FROM UP TO 8 INCHES
OF RAINFALL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE
MOVING INTO THE AREA
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOYNTON BEACH...DELRAY BEACH...MISSION BAY...OCEAN RIDGE...VILLAGE
OF GOLF AND WHISPER WALK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.
&&
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2648 8005 2637 8010 2635 8021
2640 8024 2655 8017 2656 8004 2655 8003
$$
KONARIK072
WGUS72 KMFL 022250
FFSMFL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
650 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
FLC099-022256-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PALM BEACH FL-
650 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM
BEACH COUNTY...
PALM BEACH COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING
ACROSS DELRAY BEACH AND BOCA RATON. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
REPORTED THAT THERE IS STILL MINOR URBAN TYPE FLOODING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CANCELLED WARNING AREA.
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2648 8005 2637 8010 2635 8021
2640 8024 2655 8017 2656 8004 2655 8003
$$
60The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 min | |
| May 2, 7:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| May 2, 8:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| May 2, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| May 2, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 min | |
| May 2, 9:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| May 2, 9:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| May 2, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| May 2, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| May 2, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 48 min |
| May 2, 11:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 116 min |
| May 2, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| May 2, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| May 2, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 30 min |
| May 2, 12:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| May 2, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| May 2, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 51 min |
| May 2, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| May 2, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| May 2, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| May 2, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 24 min |
| May 2, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| May 2, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade, Monroe | 50 min |
| May 2, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 51 min |
| May 2, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 min | |
| May 2, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 46 min |
| May 2, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 42 min |
| May 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 119 min |
| May 2, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| May 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 28 min |
| May 2, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| May 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 24 min |
| May 2, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| May 2, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 5 hr |
| May 2, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 66 min |
| May 2, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| May 2, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| May 2, 4:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFL | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| May 2, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| May 2, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| May 2, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.