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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

September 2, 2018Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Sep 2, 2018, 4:16 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 29 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
Sep 2, 2018, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Sep 2, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Broward 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 Sep 2, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 4:33 AM EDT, 11 hours 43 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 12:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 2, 4:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
416 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

FLZ067-068-072-168-172-022045-
Coastal Broward County FL-Coastal Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Broward County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
416 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BROWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN
PALM BEACH COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

* At 416 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Boca Raton, moving
  west at 25 mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph and funnel clouds possible with this
  storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Margate,
  Lighthouse Point, Highland Beach, Coconut Creek, North Lauderdale,
  Parkland, Hillsboro Beach, Boca Pointe, Boca Del Mar, Hamptons At
  Boca Raton, Whisper Walk, Kings Point, Mission Bay, Fau South
  Campus, Boca West and Hillsboro Pines.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and
Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 2645 7987 2627 7985 2621 8020 2646 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 084DEG 23KT 2635 7995

BAXTER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Sep 2, 12:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL14 min
Sep 2, 12:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward62 min
Sep 2, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL36 min
Sep 2, 9:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Sep 2, 9:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL21 min
Sep 2, 10:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward25 min
Sep 2, 11:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 min
Sep 2, 12:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward44 min
Sep 2, 12:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Sep 2, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
Sep 2, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL47 min
Sep 2, 5:49 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL36 hr
Sep 2, 5:49 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchMFL11 hr

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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.