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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

December 19, 2021Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Dec 19, 2021, 3:47 AM EST for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 28 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
Dec 19, 2021, 3:47 AM EST (08:47 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2021, 4:15 AM EST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1194 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1194 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

733 
WWUS82 KMFL 190847
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
347 AM EST Sun Dec 19 2021
 
FLZ068-168-190915-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Metro Palm Beach County FL-
347 AM EST Sun Dec 19 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Palm
Beach County through 415 AM EST...

At 346 AM EST, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud over Delray
Beach, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds and winds in excess of 40 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...
West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth,
Palm Beach, Highland Beach, Ocean Ridge, Greenacres, Palm Springs,
Lantana, Atlantis, Haverhill, Cloud Lake, Palm Beach International
Airport, Village Of Golf, Golden Lakes, Gun Club Estates, Royal Palm
Estates and Lake Belvedere Estates.

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 this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2635 7998 2638 8018 2672 8017 2667 7987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0846Z 189DEG 19KT 2645 8007 

FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

RAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 2:43 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL47 min
Dec 19, 2:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach41 min
Dec 19, 3:29 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Dec 19, 3:57 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Dec 19, 4:29 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Dec 19, 5:58 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach2 hr
Dec 19, 6:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade52 min
Dec 19, 7:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade42 min

Nearby

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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.