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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 3, 2021Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2021, 9:29 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 61 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, 9:29 PM EDT (01:29 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Key West, FL (KEYW), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2883 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

294 
WWUS82 KMFL 040129
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
929 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021
 
FLZ073-075-173-174-040230-
Mainland Monroe FL-Far South Miami-Dade County FL-Inland Miami-
Dade County FL-Coastal Miami Dade County FL-
929 PM EDT Tue Aug 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL
1030 PM EDT...

* At 929 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Homestead
  to 8 miles east of Flamingo. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph and funnel clouds possible with these
  storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Homestead, Turkey Point, Homestead Miami Speedway, Florida City,
  Royal Palm Ranger, Homestead Bayfront Park, Ocean Reef and Leisure
  City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 2516 8065 2516 8092 2519 8078 2520 8080
      2521 8085 2549 8048 2542 8013 2532 8025
      2534 8025 2529 8039 2530 8039 2520 8050
      2522 8056 2524 8054 2523 8059 2514 8066
      2514 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 298DEG 8KT 2545 8046 2517 8080 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	60 min
Aug 3, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	49 min
Aug 3, 8:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Miami-Dade	119 min
Aug 3, 8:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Miami-Dade	2 hr
Aug 4, 7:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Collier	2 hr
Aug 4, 8:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Collier	2 hr
Aug 4, 11:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Collier	3 hr
Aug 4, 11:53 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		67 min
Aug 4, 12:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	43 min
Aug 4, 12:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	35 min
Aug 4, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		62 min
Aug 4, 1:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Broward, Miami-Dade	2 hr
Aug 4, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	64 min
Aug 4, 1:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Broward, Palm Beach	2 hr
Aug 4, 3:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Miami-Dade	117 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.