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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 23, 2021Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 42 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 23, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2021-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2599 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 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
2599 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

185 
WWUS82 KMFL 232003
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
403 PM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
 
FLZ066-070-232045-
Hendry FL-Inland Collier County FL-
403 PM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Collier
and south central Hendry Counties through 445 PM EDT...

At 402 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Immokalee to near
Hendry Correctional. Movement was northeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Ave Maria, Immokalee, Hendry Correctional, Sunniland, Bunker Hill and
Lake Trafford.

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 these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2647 8156 2647 8117 2622 8109 2614 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 220DEG 5KT 2640 8141 2635 8128 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Hadi/BNB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier28 min
Aug 23, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier45 min
Aug 23, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry47 min
Aug 23, 3:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier114 min
Aug 23, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry49 min
Aug 23, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry52 min
Aug 23, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier51 min
Aug 23, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL54 min
Aug 23, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades46 min
Aug 23, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach41 min
Aug 23, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 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.