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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 40 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 26, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2020, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 May 26, 1:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 1:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 1034 AM EDT Tue May 26 2020 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 270245- 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- 1034 AM EDT Tue May 26 2020 ...Flooding And A Few Strong Storms Possible East Coast... ...High Risk of Rip Currents for Atlantic Beaches... This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the area this afternoon and evening. Wind: The stronger storms may produce wind gusts over 45 mph. Flooding: Torrential rainfall will be possible in the heaviest showers and thunderstorms, which could lead to flooding of poor drainage areas, small streams, creeks, and canals. A Flood Watch is in effect for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Rip Currents: There is a high risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches. Waterspouts: There is a chance of waterspouts over the local waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon with lightning, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall possible. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 10:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 35 min |
| May 25, 8:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 2 hr |
| May 25, 8:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 3 hr |
| May 25, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 41 min |
| May 25, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 min | |
| May 25, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| May 25, 8:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 114 min |
| May 25, 9:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| May 25, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 23 min |
| May 25, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| May 25, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 44 min |
| May 25, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| May 25, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 45 min |
| May 25, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| May 26, 12:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 5 hr |
| May 26, 1:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| May 26, 3:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 23 min | |
| May 26, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 52 min | |
| May 26, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 49 min |
| May 26, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 51 min |
| May 26, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 33 min |
| May 26, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 41 min |
| May 26, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 36 min | |
| May 26, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 47 min |
| May 26, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| May 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 38 min |
| May 26, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 47 min |
| May 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| May 26, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| May 26, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 42 min |
| May 26, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 41 min |
| May 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 4 hr |
| May 26, 5:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| May 26, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 64 min |
| May 26, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| May 26, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 67 min |
| May 26, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| May 26, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 38 min | |
| May 26, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 79 min |
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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.