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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

June 6, 2015Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2015, 3:20 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2015, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Miami-Dade County, FL

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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 Jun 6, 1:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:58 AM EDT, 11 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
358 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2015

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
062000-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-GLADES-HENDRY-
INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
358 AM EDT SAT JUN 6 2015

...THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON, MOSTLY INTERIOR...
...A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
OVER THE INTERIOR. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

WIND: A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH.

HAIL: THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF PENNIES.

FLOODING: HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED STREET FLOODING
IN URBAN LOCATIONS.

VISIBILITY: A COMBINATION OF SMOKE AND/OR PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE
NEAR THE MUD LAKE FIRE COMPLEX AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT.

WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS, WITH CONVERGENT LINES OF SHOWERS PRESENT
AND WEAK LOW LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES ALONG BOTH COASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE
PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:08 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
320 PM EDT SAT JUN 6 2015

FLZ073-062000-
INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-
320 PM EDT SAT JUN 6 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR RURAL WEST CENTRAL
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

* AT 319 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  NEAR SHARK VALLEY OBS TOWER...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOMESTEAD
  GENERAL AIRPORT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED
  TO STAY OVER THE EVERGLADES WEST OF THE METRO AREA.

* 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT...THE REDLAND AND EVERGLADES NATIONAL
  PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

LAT...LON 2570 8076 2573 8056 2546 8053 2543 8081
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 345DEG 10KT 2567 8066

MOLLEDA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach35 min
Jun 6, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Jun 6, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward37 min
Jun 6, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL51 min
Jun 6, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier48 min
Jun 6, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
Jun 6, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade37 min
Jun 6, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier30 min
Jun 6, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier39 min
Jun 6, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry45 min
Jun 6, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade50 min
Jun 6, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry50 min
Jun 6, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Jun 6, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.