Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2017, 5:07 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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
- Aug 28, 2017, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese North Perry Airpo, FL | PUBLIC REPORTED SW 16TH CT IN PEMBROKE PINES WAS SEVERAL INCHES UNDER WATER. |
| Aug 28, 5:51 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne North Perry Airpor, FL | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED APPROX 6 INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROAD AT SW 72ND AND PINES. RADAR ESTIMATES 3-4 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE AREA OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. |
| Aug 28, 6:18 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sse Davie Downtown, FL | PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MEMBER OF PUBLIC SHOWS APPROX 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER N 66TH AVE NEAR STIRLING RD |
| Aug 28, 6:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne North Perry Airpor, FL | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED NORTHBOUND 70TH AVENUE IN HOLLYWOOD WAS IMPASSABLE AT FILMORE STREET. WATER IS ALSO ENCORACHING ON HOMES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NUMREROUS ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF SIMILAR FLOODING WERE RECEIVED IN THE VICINITY.... |
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1353 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
026 WGUS52 KMFL 282107 FFWMFL FLC011-086-290100- /O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0006.170828T2107Z-170829T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Miami FL 507 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida... Southeastern Broward County in southeastern Florida... * Until 900 PM EDT * At 507 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported flooding due to thunderstorms in the warning area. Additionally, doppler radar estimates indicate up to three inches of rain have already fallen, with an additional one to three inches of rain possible as thunderstorms train over the same areas. This rainfall will lead to road closures and significant urban and street flooding. Interests should heed extreme caution if traveling during the evening commute. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Davie and Miami Gardens. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 2603 8018 2596 8023 2598 8028 2606 8024 $$ IRL
3 follow-up statements
480 WGUS72 KMFL 282208 FFSMFL Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Miami FL 608 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 FLC011-086-290100- /O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170829T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Miami-Dade FL-Broward FL- 608 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTIES... At 608 PM EDT, automated rain gauges have reported four to five inches of rainfall from thunderstorms in the vicinity of North Perry Airport, with road closures also reported. An additional one to two inches of rainfall will be possible as thunderstorms continue to train over the warned area. Flash flooding will continue to remain a threat, with additional road closures and significant urban and street flooding possible. Interests should continue to heed extreme caution, especially if traveling during the evening commute through the warned area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Davie and Miami Gardens. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 2603 8018 2596 8023 2598 8028 2606 8024 $$ IRL
507 WGUS72 KMFL 282243 FFSMFL Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Miami FL 643 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 FLC011-086-290100- /O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170829T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Miami-Dade FL-Broward FL- 643 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTIES... At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges have reported four to six inches of rainfall from thunderstorms in the vicinity of North Perry Airport, with numerous road closures also reported. An additional one to two inches of rainfall will be possible as thunderstorms continue to train over the warned area. Flash flooding will continue to remain a threat, with additional road closures, significant urban and street flooding, and inundation of structures possible. Interests should continue to heed extreme caution, especially if traveling during the evening commute through the warned area as roadways may become impassable. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Davie and Miami Gardens. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 2603 8018 2596 8023 2598 8028 2606 8024 $$ IRL
916 WGUS72 KMFL 290023 FFSMFL Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Miami FL 823 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 FLC011-086-290032- /O.CAN.KMFL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170829T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Miami-Dade FL-Broward FL- 823 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain threat has ended, and flood waters have begun to slowly recede. Significant flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat, however, poor drainage and street flooding will continue to remain possible over the next hour or two. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 2603 8018 2596 8023 2598 8028 2606 8024 $$ IRL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 8:05 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry, Monroe | 20 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 39 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.