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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2020, 3:17 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 58 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
- May 18, 2020, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2020, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 1278 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
342
WUUS52 KMFL 181917
SVRMFL
FLC011-086-099-182015-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0031.200518T1917Z-200518T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
317 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...
Central Broward County in southeastern Florida...
Southeastern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 316 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Coral Springs to near Intersection
I-75 And U.S. 27 to 14 miles west of Intersection Krome And U.S.
27, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Coral Springs and Pompano
Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
closet or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Miami. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on
Facebook and Twitter.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
&&
LAT...LON 2621 8009 2587 8039 2591 8072 2618 8055
2633 8049 2633 8010 2632 8009 2632 8008
2633 8008 2633 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 265DEG 28KT 2631 8041 2619 8046 2594 8066
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
13What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 18, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 135 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .Aviation... Mainly VFR conditions will prevail throughout the forecast period. The exception to this will be in and around any showers or thunderstorms that develop this afternoon and this evening where periods of MVFR or even IFR conditions are possible. South to southwesterly winds will continue through this evening between 10 and 15 knots. Patchy fog development is possible across the interior sections during the overnight hours. && .Prev Discussion... /issued 1121 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020/ Update / Mesoscale Discussion... Midlevel water vapor loops indicate a well-defined southern-stream cyclonic-flow perturbation centered over the Middle Gulf waters well off the Tampa Bay Area coast. This feature will continue drifting eastward or even southeastward, as the centroid of its accompanying cyclonically-curved jet streak still lies upstream of the trough axis. As a result, CVA-associated height falls and related DCVA- enhanced midlevel cooling preceding this shortwave trough will continue to overspread the NWS Miami County Warning Area through the day -- with 500-mb temperatures falling to -8C to -10C from southeast to northwest. Meanwhile the low-level mass response preceding the wave is favoring enhanced isentropic ascent and regenerative convection within a corridor from the east-central Gulf toward areas from Tampa to Fort Myers. This activity will progress northeastward to eastward, with diurnally destabilizing inflow favoring an increasing potential for robust convection to accompany this activity across Glades and Hendry Counties toward/across the Lake Okeechobee region from late morning into early afternoon. Meanwhile, areas of cloud-thinning and partial clearing southeastward of this regime toward southeast Florida will favor strong destabilization by this afternoon. Concurrently, differential-heating-induced baroclinicity and solenoidal circulations along the edges of thicker/denser mid/high- level cloud decks and old outflow accompanying the more pronounced isentropic-ascent regime, coupled with decaying outflow from dissipating convection presently ongoing over Biscayne Bay vicinity, along with some potential for a modest/broad east-coast sea-breeze circulation to ensue, will favor a marked uptick in robust convective potential this afternoon across southeast Florida. Convection will preferentially regenerate into areas of highest theta-e through the afternoon into the early evening -- i.e., southeastward to southward. Given the extremely moist planetary boundary layer -- associated with lowest-100-mb mean mixing ratios of 15-16 g/kg -- convective inhibition will be low amid sufficient low-level ascent -- aided by the larger-scale synoptic ascent -- to support high confidence in the aforementioned regenerative convective regime taking place today. Moreover, it appears that an elevated mixed layer has overspread South Florida from the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico -- accompanied by maximum midlevel lapse rates of 7.0-7.5 C/km. Related enhanced midlevel CAPE density will favor intense parcel accelerations, offsetting the effects of precipitation loading / dry entrainment, in support of robust updrafts. While modest, the presence of 20-30 kt of effective shear -- accompanying the enhanced midlevel height gradient peripheral to the shortwave trough -- will combine with 2000-3000 J/kg of midlevel-instability-enhanced boundary-layer buoyancy for intense multicell clusters. In addition to sporadic instances of small hail, these parameters suggest large hail -- to around quarter size -- may occur especially where updrafts remain in more separated/discrete phases. Moreover, the enhanced downward buoyancy accompanying the EML could favor damaging wind gusts where more substantial cell interactions take place among the multicell clusters. Confidence continues to grow in isolated severe winds and hail affecting southeast Florida this afternoon -- especially from Downtown Miami / Miami Beach area northward through coastal/metro Palm Beach County. The most-likely timing is 1-7PM. The latest output from the Statistical Severe Risk Assessment Model (SSCRAM) depicts both conditional and unconditional probabilities for damaging wind gusts and severe hail across these coastal and metro areas of South Florida this afternoon, further increasing confidence in these convective hazards materializing in the strongest storms that develop. However, earlier scattered strong thunderstorms may also affect Hendry/Glades Counties through the Lake Okeechobee region. In addition to severe hail/wind potential today, there is also a reasonable-worst case scenario for a slight inland mass flux in the lowest 1 km AGL to favor effective SRH near 100 m2/s2 in immediate proximity to the east coast. Related streamwise-vorticity enhancements could conditionally favor the potential for convection to briefly attain supercellular characteristics within 10-15 miles of the immediate Atlantic coast -- locally boosting the hail/wind potential, and possibly supporting a brief/weak tornado. The enhanced midlevel lapse rates and related parcel accelerations would also contribute to enhanced vorticity stretching in the low-levels, and thus there is a reasonable worst-case scenario for brief tornado with the east-coast-area convective regime. Finally, given widespread 1.9-2.0-inch precipitable water, enhanced outflow establishing foci for convective regeneration/training amid low MLCINH, and anticipated slow multicellular-convection motion, heavy rain and flooding will be a concern -- especially for the east- coast metro areas and vicinity. If training convection were to become established over areas that experienced several inches of rain over the past few days, the potential for significant urban flooding could occur this afternoon. Such potential would be highly localized, though antecedent conditions may bolster this risk. Ultimately, there remains some uncertainty regarding the exact details of most-likely strong/severe risk, along with a bit of uncertainty about the maximum magnitude of potential convective intensity. This is especially the case given the modest large-scale ascent over the region. However, there is growing confidence in a severe-thunderstorm and flooding potential for the east coast metro areas and vicinity, and all interests across South Florida are encouraged to monitor weather conditions closely today. Prev Discussion... /issued 739 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020/ Aviation... Mostly VFR conditions are expected through the period with periods of showers and thunderstorms possible at all terminals. Any convection could bring conditions down to MVFR to IFR at times along with gusty winds. Some fog is occurring over the interior this morning and could happen again overnight, especially for areas that receive rainfall today. Prev Discussion... /issued 330 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020/ A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EASTERN AREAS TODAY AND TUESDAY... Short Term... Today... Tropical Storm Arthur over the Western Atlantic waters is forecast by NHC to move northeast towards the outer banks of North Carolina today, as the tail (a trough of low pressure) from Arthur extends southwest and into the southeastern portion of South Florida. At the same time, a mid to upper level low will be moving southeast from the North Central United States into the Tennessee Valley with a trough of low pressure extending southward into the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. This will allow for the wind flow over South Florida to remain in a south southwest direction allowing for the west coast sea breeze to push eastward across the region while the east coast sea breeze remains along the east coastal areas. This will also allow for the outflow boundary from the earlier Cuba thunderstorm activity to move north northeast and into the eastern metro areas of South Florida. The combination of the the sea breezes, the tail, and the outflow will allow for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop over the eastern areas of south Florida today starting over the southeastern areas late this morning into the early afternoon hours shifting northward toward the northeastern areas and Lake Okeechobee region late this afternoon into the early evening hours. The western areas could also see a few showers this morning, as the west coast sea breeze pushes inland. therefore, POPs will be in a slight chance over the west coast increasing to likely conditions over the east coast metro areas for today. A mid to upper level jet of 50 to 75 knots will be working into South Florida from the southern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon into this evening allowing for a short wave to move around the trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico and into the Lake Okeechobee region. This short wave will allow for the 500 MB temperatures to cool this afternoon down to around -9 to -11C over South Florida leading to steep lapse rates and MLCAPE getting up to around 2000 J/KG over the east coast metro areas of South Florida. Therefore, a few of the thunderstorms could become strong to severe this afternoon over the east coast metro areas especially where the sea breezes and lake breeze collide over the east coast metro areas of South Florida. The primary impacts from the storms will be gusty winds, hail, frequent lightning strikes, and locally heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms today could cause some minor street and low lying flooding over the east coast metro areas especially where heavy rainfall has fallen over the last couple of days due to the grounds being saturated. Tonight... The shower and thunderstorm activity should be moving into the Atlantic waters and dissipating this evening, as the short wave moves east of South Florida. Therefore, POPs will be tapering down this evening over the east coast metro before going dry during the overnight hours. The West coast metro areas should remain dry tonight. Long Term... Tuesday and Tuesday Night... A closed mid-upper vortex will drop from the lower Missouri Valley into the Southeast states, before pinwheeling in this general vicinity for the remainder of the period. A belt of southwesterly upper flow will exist ahead of the mid-level trough from the Yucatan Peninsula through the western Bahamas, providing synoptic support for parcel ascent via jet-level divergence in conjunction with differential vorticity advection occurring in concert with weak perturbations traversing the region. A cold front attendant to surface low pressure over the Carolinas should settle into central or southern Florida during this time, with southwesterly low-level flow occurring ahead of this feature. Current deterministic models suggest that wind speeds should be light enough for Atlantic sea breeze development, although the breeze could be somewhat pinned either near the coast or perhaps a bit farther inland. This, in conjunction with the approaching surface front/boundary, suggest potentially plentiful forcing for low-level ascent in addition to the synoptic signals discussed earlier. Looking at moisture, it's noted that upper tropospheric moisture should decrease as a dry slot at 700 mb is evident across the area. That said, low-level parcel trajectories are of moist Caribbean origin while being transported along 20 kt of southwesterly 850 mb flow. This will maintain precipitable water values exceeding 1.75 inches across at least the southern/eastern portion of our area, with a probable moisture gradient somewhere near the Lake Okeechobee region depending upon the ultimate location of the settling front/surface trough. While cloud cover on Tuesday may have some dependency on Monday's convective trends, the drying aloft suggests the potential for decent insolation to occur prior to convective initiation, and this idea is consistent with model projected mid- level lapse rates on the order 6-6.5 degrees C/km, and low-level lapse rates that are even steeper (7-8 degrees C/km). Given plentiful surface heating into the 80s/lower 90s F, and dewpoints in the lower 70s, sufficient MLCAPE should build to support modest to robust updrafts in multicell clusters, despite the somewhat meager effective shear. All of this points towards the probability of thunderstorm development on Tuesday, with the greatest concentration by afternoon perhaps extending from Lake Okechobee into some portion of the east coast metro areas. Sufficient temperature-dewpoint spreads exist aloft in proximity soundings to support downburst winds as a potential thunderstorm hazard, while the pinned sea breeze suggests that heavy rain/urban flooding potential may exist for the east coast metro areas. It's noted that the Storm Prediction Center has outlooked portions of this area with a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday. Ultimately, the position of the front and development (or lack thereof) of the east coast sea breeze should play a key role in which areas experience the greatest impacts, and this will be monitored in the days going forward. Keep up with this changing forecast. Wednesday through Friday... The cutoff low should pinwheel about the Southeast States before lifting into the Ohio Valley late in the period. The surface trough near or across our area appears to become more diffuse with time, as south to southwesterly low-level flow continues to supply the low-levels with moisture. There are some indications that drier conditions may develop for a time on Wednesday into Thursday, perhaps limiting shower/storm chances somewhat. However, this is uncertain as predictability during this period is somewhat low owing to the rather large envelope in model solutions. For now, didn't stray from a blended model consensus for PoPs given this uncertainty. As with Tuesday, stronger storms during this period will be capable of producing heavy rainfall/flooding and strong to potentially isolated damaging wind gusts. Near normal temperatures are expected, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows mostly in the upper 60s and 70s. Saturday and Sunday... The persistent eastern low will gradually devolve to an open-wave trough over New England as weak mid-level ridging evolves across eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida. The low-level flow will obtain an easterly component with time, suggesting a transition towards a more diurnally driven weather pattern regulated by sea breeze circulations. This suggests somewhat lower PoPs with rain chances peaking during the afternoon for inland areas. However forecast confidence in the extended period remains somewhat lower than average, so stay tuned for forecast updates. Temperatures during this time appear to be near, to perhaps a bit above, seasonal averages. Marine... The winds will remain south southwest at 10 knots or less through the week over South Florida Waters. This will keep the Atlantic seas at 3 feet or less with the Gulf seas at 2 feet or less through the week. Therefore, boating conditions looks good this week outside of any showers or thunderstorms. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... West Palm Beach 73 88 72 87 / 50 60 20 60 Fort Lauderdale 75 87 74 86 / 50 60 20 60 Miami 75 88 74 87 / 50 60 20 50 Naples 73 85 73 86 / 50 50 10 20 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. GM...None. && Aviation...55/CWC
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 9:42 AM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 942 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 190145- Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Glades-Hendry- Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier- Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade-Metro Miami-Dade- Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami- Dade-Far South Miami-Dade- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 942 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 ...STRONG TO POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS TODAY... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Thunderstorms: Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across all of South Florida and its waters today, especially for portions of the interior and east coast metro areas. A few of the thunderstorms could become strong, to even severe, with gusty winds, hail, frequent lightning strikes, and heavy rainfall. A weak isolated tornado is possible across eastern portions of South Florida. Tornado: A weak isolated tornado may be possible today with the strong to severe storms, primarily across the east coast of South Florida. Wind: The strongest thunderstorms could produce wind gusts up to 60 mph mainly over the east coast metro areas and the local waters. Hail: The strongest thunderstorms could produce hail up to quarter size mainly over the east coast metro areas and the adjacent coastal waters. Flooding: Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms, and repeated rounds of showers/storms, can produce flooding in low lying and poorly drainage areas, especially for the east coast where it has been raining the past few days. Waterspouts: There is a slight chance of waterspouts with any thunderstorms and showers that do develop over the local waters. Visibility: Patchy fog is possible over most of South Florida early this morning, with patchy smoke over the southern Everglades and interior areas of Collier County due to wildfires. Visibilities in the fog and smoke could fall below half an mile at times. Temperatures: Heat indices could reach 100 degrees over portions of the interior and East Coast this afternoon, with greater than 105 degrees over portions of eastern Palm Beach County. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY There will be a chance of thunderstorms across South Florida throughout the week. Gusty winds, locally heavy rainfall, lightning, and waterspouts will be possible with the strongest storms. The threat of rip currents for Atlantic beaches will also increase towards the end of the work week as winds become more easterly over South Florida. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. For more information...visit the National Weather Service in Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami. Fell
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 2:29 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
229 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM HAIL WELLINGTON 26.67N 80.26W
05/18/2020 E0.88 INCH PALM BEACH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL
AND WIND GUSTS HIGH ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN SOME WEAK TREE
BRANCHES AT BIG BLUE TRACE AND WELLINGTON TRACE IN
WELLINGTON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MFL2000074
CWCSpecial weather statement, May 18, 2:31 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
231 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
FLZ066>068-070>072-181930-
Inland Broward County FL-Hendry FL-Inland Collier County FL-
Metro Broward County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
231 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN COLLIER...
SOUTHEASTERN HENDRY...NORTHERN BROWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN PALM BEACH
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
* At 230 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms near Holey Land Wildlife Refuge, or
14 miles south of South Bay, moving northeast at 30 mph.
* Small hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include...
Belle Glade, South Bay, Lake Harbor, Parkland, Okeelanta, Mission
Bay, Rotenberger Wildlife Refuge, Hamptons At Boca Raton, Belle
Glade Camp, Miccosukee Service Plaza, Holey Land Wildlife Refuge,
Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, Intersection Alligator Alley And
Miami Canal, Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Whisper Walk,
Loxahatchee NWR, West Broward Rec. Area On Alligator Alley and
South County Regional Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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 2607 8072 2631 8112 2682 8085 2679 8082
2680 8082 2638 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 213DEG 26KT 2646 8068
WeinmanSpecial weather statement, May 18, 2:34 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
234 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
FLZ067-068-168-181900-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
234 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
* At 234 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm over Loxahatchee Groves, or over
Wellington, moving northeast at 20 mph.
* Small hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach,
Palm Beach, Greenacres, Royal Palm Beach, Haverhill, Cloud Lake,
Palm Beach International Airport, Golden Lakes, North County
Airport, Loxahatchee Groves, Gun Club Estates, Schall Circle, Royal
Palm Estates, Lake Belvedere Estates, The Acreage, Downtown West
Palm Beach and Mangonia Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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 2670 8003 2661 8018 2670 8035 2696 8033
2696 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 205DEG 17KT 2670 8025
WeinmanSpecial weather statement, May 18, 2:40 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
240 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
FLZ066-067-070>073-075-181930-
Inland Broward County FL-Hendry FL-Inland Collier County FL-
Mainland Monroe FL-Metro Broward County FL-
Inland Palm Beach County FL-Inland Miami-Dade County FL-
240 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLIER...NORTHERN
MAINLAND MONROE...NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE...SOUTHEASTERN HENDRY...BROWARD
AND SOUTHWESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
* At 240 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Dade-Collier
Training Airport, or 31 miles west of Miramar, moving northeast at
35 mph.
* Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 45 mph possible with this
storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Sunrise, Tamarac, Weston, Loop Road Ee Center, Dade-Collier
Training Airport, Intersection I-75 And U.S. 27, Miccosukee Service
Plaza, Mile Marker 30 On Alligator Alley, Intersection Alligator
Alley And Miami Canal, Big Cypress National Preserve, Miccosukee
Indian Reservation, East Toll Gate On Alligator Alley, Holey Land
Wildlife Refuge, Markham Park and West Broward Rec. Area On
Alligator Alley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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 2567 8095 2571 8107 2601 8112 2617 8108
2645 8077 2619 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 224DEG 30KT 2600 8085
13Special weather statement, May 18, 2:42 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Miami FL 242 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020 FLZ071>074-181930- Inland Broward County FL-Metro Broward County FL- Metropolitan Miami Dade FL-Inland Miami-Dade County FL- 242 PM EDT Mon May 18 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHERN BROWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT... * At 242 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Miccosukee Resort, or 14 miles southwest of Miramar, moving northeast at 20 mph. * Nickel size hail, funnel clouds, and winds in excess of 45 mph possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Davie, Sunrise, Miami Gardens, Weston, Miami Lakes, Cooper City, Hialeah Gardens, Medley, Royal Palm Ranches, Palm Springs North, Sunshine Acres, Miccosukee Resort, Intersection I-75 And Griffin Road, Pennsuco, Intersection Krome And U.S. 27 and Country Club. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. 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 2573 8053 2588 8069 2613 8038 2604 8021 TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 210DEG 18KT 2584 8052 13
Local storm report, May 18, 3:01 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
301 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM FLOOD BOYNTON BEACH 26.53N 80.09W
05/18/2020 PALM BEACH FL BROADCAST MEDIA
WPTV RETWEETED A VIDEO THAT SHOWS FLOODING
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CONGRESS JUST SOUTH
OF WOOLBRIGHT IN BOYNTON BEACH. ONE CAR IS
STALLED ON 30TH AVE, WHILE OTHERS HAVE
TURNED AROUND ON THAT STREET. (CORRECT:
LAT/LON 26.4973, -80.0897).
&&
HVNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 41 min | |
| May 18, 7:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 56 min |
| May 18, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 46 min | |
| May 18, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 47 min | |
| May 18, 9:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| May 18, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 61 min |
| May 18, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 66 min |
| May 18, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| May 18, 12:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| May 18, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 66 min |
| May 18, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 77 min |
| May 18, 1:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 4 hr |
| May 18, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 60 min |
| May 18, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 min | |
| May 18, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Hendry | 55 min |
| May 18, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 66 min |
| May 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 59 min |
| May 18, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| May 18, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 50 min |
| May 18, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 48 min |
| May 18, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| May 18, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 82 min |
| May 18, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 93 min | |
| May 18, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 89 min | |
| May 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 48 min |
| May 18, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 min | |
| May 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| May 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 61 min |
| May 18, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| May 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 47 min |
| May 18, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| May 18, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| May 18, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 48 min |
| May 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 44 min |
| May 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 51 min |
| May 18, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 64 min |
| May 18, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 34 min |
| May 18, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 3 hr |
| May 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 59 min |
| May 18, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 63 min |
| May 18, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| May 18, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 114 min | |
| May 18, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 33 min |
| May 18, 7:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 4 hr |
| May 18, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 44 min |
| May 18, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 57 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.