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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 3, 2021Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 37 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
Aug 3, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.

124 
WWUS82 KMFL 031708
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
108 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
 
FLZ067-068-168-031745-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
108 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

* At 108 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Palm Beach Gardens, moving east
  at 15 mph.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Worth, Riviera
  Beach, Palm Beach, Juno Beach, Greenacres, Palm Springs, North Palm
  Beach, Lantana, Lake Park, Haverhill, Cloud Lake, Palm Beach
  International Airport, Port Of Palm Beach, Golden Lakes, North
  County Airport, Gun Club Estates and Schall Circle.

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.

Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or
waterspouts. Move indoors and stay away from windows.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2667 8017 2688 8026 2698 7989 2670 7981
      2659 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 257DEG 12KT 2681 8013 

$$

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, 1:14 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, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.