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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 22, 2021Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 39 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 22, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2021-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1716 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 2021-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
1716 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
963 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

166 
WWUS82 KMFL 221821
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
221 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021
 
FLZ069-070-221900-
Coastal Collier County FL-Inland Collier County FL-
221 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Collier
County through 300 PM EDT...

At 221 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
strong thunderstorms capable of producing a funnel cloud along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Royal Palm Hammock to 8 miles
north of Copeland. Movement was northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes 
         or waterspouts. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and 
         blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Golden Gate Estates, Golden Gate, Copeland, West Toll Gate On
Alligator Alley, Royal Palm Hammock, Big Cypress National Preserve,
South Blocks Golde, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Picayune
Strand State Forest, Port Of The Island, Intersection I-75 And
Everglades Blvd, Miles City, Jerome and Deep Lake.

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.

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.

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

Persons participating in outdoor activities should seek sturdy
shelter until these storms pass. Open shelters found in parks,
beaches, or golf courses offer no protection from the dangers of
lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 2619 8171 2627 8128 2602 8113 2588 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 140DEG 13KT 2603 8148 2608 8136 

FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Hadi/BNB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier42 min
Aug 22, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 min
Aug 22, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier52 min
Aug 22, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry51 min
Aug 22, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach39 min
Aug 22, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach42 min
Aug 22, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 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.