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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Miami, FL

May 20, 2022Collier County, Monroe County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2022, 6:07 PM EDT for Collier County, Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2022, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Collier County, FL, Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2022-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2137 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 2022-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
2137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
943 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 20, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 8:37 AM EDT, 9 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
837 AM EDT Fri May 20 2022

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
210645-
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-
837 AM EDT Fri May 20 2022

...Marginal Risk of Excessive Rainfall Today...
...Numerous Showers and Storms Across the Region Today...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rip currents: The risk of rip currents will be moderate across the
Atlantic beaches today.

Thunderstorms: Numerous showers and thunderstorms storms are likely
today. The main concern will be for locally heavy rainfall.
Secondary concerns are wind gusts in excess of 40 mph with a few of
the storms and occasional to frequent lightning strikes.

Waterspouts: There is a limited risk of isolated waterspout
activity with the storms across the coastal waters.

Flooding: The main concern with the storms today will be the
potential for localized flooding resulting in some street flooding
and/or closures in impacted areas or water entering a few structures
in low lying poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

There will be a chance of mainly afternoon/evening showers and
storms through the period. Main concern will be gusty winds, brief
periods of heavy rainfall and occasional to frequent lightning
strikes.

The rip current risk will become high along the Atlantic beach this
weekend and through much of next week. Swim only at guarded beaches
and heed the advise of the beach patrol.

.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

Special weather statement, May 20, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades40 min
May 20, 12:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
May 20, 12:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
May 20, 1:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL90 min
May 20, 1:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade42 min
May 20, 2:22 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
May 20, 2:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach3 hr
May 20, 3:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
May 20, 4:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL84 min
May 20, 10:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL50 min
May 20, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier41 min
May 20, 11:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier36 min
May 20, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach43 min
May 20, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
May 20, 12:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach44 min
May 20, 12:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach6 hr
May 20, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
May 20, 12:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach38 min
May 20, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach33 min
May 20, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach29 min
May 20, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
May 20, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward34 min
May 20, 2:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach113 min
May 20, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach21 min
May 20, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward31 min
May 20, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach4 hr
May 20, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL84 min
May 20, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
May 20, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry49 min
May 20, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
May 20, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach40 min
May 20, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward36 min
May 20, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
May 20, 4:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward3 hr
May 20, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward25 min
May 20, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry54 min
May 20, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
May 20, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward25 min
May 20, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
May 20, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier37 min
May 20, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
May 20, 6:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade2 hr
May 20, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier29 min
May 20, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
May 20, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward37 min
May 20, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe36 min
May 20, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe49 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.