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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

September 8, 2021Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2021, 1:03 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Sep 8, 2021, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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 14 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 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1672 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
1672 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 8, 9:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 9:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 3:55 AM EDT, 9 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
355 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
090200-
Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay-
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM
excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Glades-Hendry-
Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier-
Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade-Metro Miami-Dade-
Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-
Dade-Far South Miami-Dade-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
355 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...Scattered Thunderstorms Mainly This Afternoon and Evening...
...Localized Flooding Possible...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop
mainly over the local waters this morning and then transitioning to
the interior and east coast metro areas this afternoon and this
evening. Main hazards will be lightning, localized flooding, and
gusty winds.

Flooding: Localized flooding from repeated rounds of showers and storms
will be possible especially this afternoon and this evening.

Waterspouts: A few waterspouts are possible with any showers and
storms that form over the coastal waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through the rest
of the forecast period with locally gusty winds, frequent lightning,
and heavy rainfall leading to possible localized flooding.

The risk of rip currents will begin to increase across the Palm
Beaches this weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Widespread spotter activation is not anticipated, however,
individual spotters are encouraged to report high wind, hail and
flooding to the National Weather Service forecast office in Miami.

For more information...visit the National Weather Service in
Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 1:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade113 min
Sep 8, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade23 min
Sep 8, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade29 min
Sep 8, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe28 min
Sep 8, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier34 min
Sep 8, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach24 min
Sep 8, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry36 min
Sep 8, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades34 min
Sep 8, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach31 min
Sep 8, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward32 min
Sep 8, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach27 min
Sep 8, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry24 min
Sep 8, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades57 min
Sep 8, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Sep 8, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades28 min
Sep 8, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades27 min
Sep 8, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 min
Sep 8, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry38 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.