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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

May 7, 2021Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2021, 4:39 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 51 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 7, 2021, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 11 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 2021-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1218 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 2021-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
1218 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

519 
WWUS82 KMFL 072039
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
439 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021
 
FLZ074-173-072130-
Metropolitan Miami Dade FL-Coastal Miami Dade County FL-
439 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM EDT...

* At 438 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm over Miami Shores, or over Surfside,
  moving southeast at 5 mph.

* Small hail, funnel clouds, and winds in excess of 45 mph possible
  with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Surfside, Miami Gardens, North Miami,
  North Miami Beach, Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, Opa-Locka, Miami
  Shores, North Bay Village, El Portal, Gladeview, Westview, West
  Little River, Liberty City, Hard Rock Stadium, Golden Glades and
  Pinewood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 2580 8026 2597 8026 2597 8010 2580 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 305DEG 6KT 2588 8016 

$$

Weinman

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade53 min
May 6, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
May 7, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
May 7, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward33 min
May 7, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
May 7, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
May 7, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL62 min
May 7, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL89 min
May 7, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward2 hr
May 7, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward58 min
May 7, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL84 min
May 7, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL96 min
May 7, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward50 min
May 7, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL115 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.