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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

May 26, 2020Palm Beach County, Florida

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2020-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1274 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 12:00Z on 2020-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
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

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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 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, May 26, 10:34 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
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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Special weather statement, May 26, 1:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 2:51 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 3:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
May 25, 8:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward2 hr
May 25, 8:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward3 hr
May 25, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward41 min
May 25, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL95 min
May 25, 8:47 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward43 min
May 25, 8:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade114 min
May 25, 9:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
May 25, 9:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward23 min
May 25, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
May 25, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward44 min
May 25, 11:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach3 hr
May 25, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
May 25, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
May 26, 12:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade5 hr
May 26, 1:43 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
May 26, 3:37 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL23 min
May 26, 10:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
May 26, 10:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade49 min
May 26, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach51 min
May 26, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin33 min
May 26, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach41 min
May 26, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward39 min
May 26, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL36 min
May 26, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
May 26, 3:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
May 26, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
May 26, 4:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
May 26, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach38 min
May 26, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
May 26, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
May 26, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
May 26, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach42 min
May 26, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade41 min
May 26, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade50 min
May 26, 5:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade4 hr
May 26, 5:48 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
May 26, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade64 min
May 26, 6:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
May 26, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade67 min
May 26, 7:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade4 hr
May 26, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
May 26, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 min
May 26, 7:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade79 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.