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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

June 16, 2016Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 16, 2016, 4:09 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2016, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 51 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 16, 10:23 AM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 10:23 AM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
252 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

FLZ067-068-168-161930-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
252 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 330
PM EDT...

* AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE ACREAGE...OR NEAR WELLINGTON...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND
  GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.  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...
  WEST PALM BEACH...WELLINGTON...JUPITER...PALM BEACH GARDENS...
  RIVIERA BEACH...PALM BEACH...TEQUESTA...JUNO BEACH...GREENACRES...
  ROYAL PALM BEACH...NORTH PALM BEACH...LAKE PARK...HAVERHILL...
  THE ACREAGE...GUN CLUB ESTATES...JUNO RIDGE...
  PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...LAKE BELVEDERE ESTATES...
  NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT AND GOLDEN LAKES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2670 8003 2663 8023 2679 8033 2697 8007
      2697 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 241DEG 18KT 2675 8021

BAXTER

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
254 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

FLZ073-075-174-162000-
MAINLAND MONROE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY FL-
254 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAINLAND MONROE AND
SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

* AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CAPE SABLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
  MPH.

* THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND
  GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.  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...
  MAHOGANY HAMMOCK...PA-HAY-
  OKEE OVERLOOK...FLAMINGO AND EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2512 8117 2553 8086 2526 8052 2516 8072
      2516 8075 2515 8075 2516 8077 2514 8077
      2514 8078 2516 8079 2515 8080 2518 8079
      2518 8081 2516 8082 2518 8084 2517 8090
      2514 8090 2512 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 232DEG 28KT 2508 8107

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:12 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
312 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

FLZ066-067-070-071-162000-
INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-HENDRY FL-
312 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTHWESTERN BROWARD...SOUTHWESTERN PALM
BEACH AND SOUTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

* AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION...OR 25
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTURA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND
  GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.  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...
  BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION...ROTENBERGER WILDLIFE REFUGE AND
  HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE REFUGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2624 8096 2638 8101 2651 8070 2628 8057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 254DEG 15KT 2632 8091

BAXTER

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:46 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 4:09 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
Jun 15, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	50 min
Jun 15, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Monroe	42 min
Jun 15, 11:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	51 min
Jun 16, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	35 min
Jun 16, 11:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	31 min
Jun 16, 12:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		32 min
Jun 16, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		61 min
Jun 16, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	43 min
Jun 16, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		34 min
Jun 16, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Glades, Hendry	44 min
Jun 16, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	30 min
Jun 16, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	28 min
Jun 16, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		56 min
Jun 16, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	38 min
Jun 16, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Monroe	66 min
Jun 16, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	46 min
Jun 16, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		60 min
Jun 16, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		45 min
Jun 16, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	48 min
Jun 16, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	24 min
Jun 16, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	44 min
Jun 16, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		28 min
Jun 16, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	25 min
Jun 16, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		93 min
Jun 16, 7:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	41 min
Jun 16, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	18 min
Jun 16, 7:47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.