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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Miami, FL

August 3, 2021Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2021, 7:06 PM EDT for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 39 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2021, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 3, 7:29 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 434 Wnw Boynton Beach, FLA THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 43 MPH AT PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
Aug 3, 7:38 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 402 Ese Haverhill, FLA THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 40 MPH AT WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Aug 3, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 402 Nw West Palm Beach, FLA THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 40 MPH AT MESONET STATION DW4888 IN WEST PALM BEACH.
Aug 3, 7:47 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 442 N Boca Raton, FLA THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 44 MPH AT AWOS STATION KBCT IN BOCA RATON.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2021-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1794 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 2021-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
1794 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

839 
WUUS52 KMFL 032306
SVRMFL
FLC011-099-032345-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0055.210803T2306Z-210803T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
706 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Broward County in southeastern Florida...
  Eastern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 706 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Palm Beach Gardens to near Mission Bay, moving
  northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Boynton Beach and
  Delray Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2631 8003 2631 8042 2690 8037 2696 8019
      2696 8014 2697 8014 2697 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 241DEG 20KT 2681 8017 2641 8028 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry50 min
Aug 2, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier42 min
Aug 3, 8:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Aug 3, 11:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward38 min
Aug 3, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward32 min
Aug 3, 12:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward61 min
Aug 3, 12:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward23 min
Aug 3, 12:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 min
Aug 3, 12:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward111 min
Aug 3, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach37 min
Aug 3, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Aug 3, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Aug 3, 1:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward2 hr
Aug 3, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry37 min
Aug 3, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier60 min
Aug 3, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier54 min
Aug 3, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades38 min
Aug 3, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Hendry47 min
Aug 3, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier49 min
Aug 3, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade4 hr
Aug 3, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward38 min
Aug 3, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach34 min
Aug 3, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade40 min
Aug 3, 7:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade2 hr
Aug 3, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Aug 3, 7:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade113 min
Aug 3, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade32 min
Aug 3, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach115 min
Aug 3, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.