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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

September 3, 2018Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2018, 3:08 AM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 37 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 3, 2018, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2018, 3:45 AM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2018-09-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1329 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2018-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -70 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

064 
WWUS82 KMFL 030708
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
308 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2018
 
FLZ073-074-173-030745-
Metropolitan Miami Dade FL-Inland Miami-Dade County FL-
Coastal Miami Dade County FL-
308 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL
345 AM EDT...

* At 308 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Westview
  to Richmond West. Movement was west at 30 mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Miami, Hialeah, Kendall, Miami Gardens, The Redland, North Miami,
  Doral, North Miami Beach, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Opa-Locka,
  Miami Springs, Sweetwater, West Miami, Medley, Westchester, Palm
  Springs North, Zoo Miami, Coral Terrace and West Little River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This activity was also developing in an environment favorable for the
formation of funnel clouds. Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio and
local media for additional updates and possible warnings.

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 2595 8056 2553 8075 2556 8041 2593 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 095DEG 25KT 2588 8024 2559 8043 

$$

HAGEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Sep 2, 10:09 PM EDTFlood WatchMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe25 hr
Sep 2, 10:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL94 min
Sep 2, 11:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade35 min
Sep 2, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade31 min
Sep 2, 11:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward34 min
Sep 3, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL88 min
Sep 3, 1:56 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL49 min
Sep 3, 2:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade29 min
Sep 3, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade37 min
Sep 3, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Sep 3, 3:46 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Sep 3, 4:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL54 min
Sep 3, 4:21 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Sep 3, 4:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
Sep 3, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Sep 3, 4:57 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningMFLCollier, Miami-Dade, Monroe15 hr
Sep 3, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Sep 3, 5:03 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
Sep 3, 5:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach38 min
Sep 3, 5:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade33 min
Sep 3, 5:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL28 min
Sep 3, 5:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Sep 3, 5:57 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Sep 3, 6:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade57 min
Sep 3, 7:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade65 min
Sep 3, 7:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL62 min
Sep 3, 7:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Sep 3, 7:57 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Sep 3, 7:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade62 min
Sep 3, 8:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
Sep 3, 8:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward57 min
Sep 3, 8:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward67 min
Sep 3, 9:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Sep 3, 9:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry, Palm Beach37 min
Sep 3, 9:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward31 min
Sep 3, 10:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach38 min
Sep 3, 10:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach45 min
Sep 3, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Sep 3, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 min
Sep 3, 11:34 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Sep 3, 11:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade41 min
Sep 3, 11:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Sep 3, 12:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL42 min
Sep 3, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL34 min
Sep 3, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Sep 3, 2:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
Sep 3, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
Sep 3, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier3 hr
Sep 3, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.