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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Miami, FL

October 23, 2020Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this flash flood warning at Oct 23, 2020, 11:27 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2020, 11:27 AM EDT (15:27 UTC)
Expired
Oct 23, 2020, 2:16 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 12:00Z on 2020-10-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 411 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2020-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
411 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

884 
WGUS52 KMFL 231527
FFWMFL
FLC099-231830-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0028.201023T1527Z-201023T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
1127 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2020

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 1127 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Kings 
  Point, Dunes Road, Village Of Golf, Loxahatchee NWR, Villages Of 
  Oriole, Morikami Park and Boca Raton Equestrian.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 2646 8006 2642 8006 2644 8025 2653 8024
      2652 8014

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 3 HOURS 

$$

RAG
2 follow-up statements
794 
WGUS72 KMFL 231641
FFSMFL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1241 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2020

FLC099-231830-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-201023T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Palm Beach FL-
1241 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...

At 1241 PM EDT, the public reported flooding due to heavy rain 
across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. 
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Kings 
  Point, Dunes Road, Village Of Golf, Loxahatchee NWR, Villages Of 
  Oriole, Morikami Park and Boca Raton Equestrian.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to 1.5 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

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 2646 8006 2642 8006 2644 8025 2653 8024
      2652 8014

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5 INCHES IN 3 HOURS 

$$

RAG
864 
WGUS72 KMFL 231816
FFSMFL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2020

FLC099-231826-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-201023T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Palm Beach FL-
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS BEEN 
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...

The heavy rainfall in the Flash Flood Warning area has stopped for 
the time being. There still remains standing water in some areas and 
additional rainfall could develop in the area. Therefore, the Flash 
Flood warning has been replaced with a flood advisory.

LAT...LON 2646 8006 2642 8006 2644 8025 2653 8024
      2652 8014

$$

CWC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 3:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Oct 23, 8:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach5 hr
Oct 23, 10:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Oct 23, 2:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.