Alert archive / Florida / Special Weather Statements in 2022

Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 2, 2022Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2022, 2:36 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 24 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 2, 2022, 2:36 PM EDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
30

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2022-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1722 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 2022-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -45 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
1722 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

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 Aug 2, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 12:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Miami FL
1211 PM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
031615-
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-
1211 PM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

...Strong Thunderstorms Possible This Afternoon and Evening...
...SW Florida Heat Index: 105 to 107 degrees today...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic, Biscayne Bay, South
Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Lake Okeechobee.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms: Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening, with the greatest chances over interior and
western sections of southern Florida. The strongest of these storms
could produce locally heavy rain, strong to locally damaging wind
gusts, small hail, and frequent lightning.

Wind: The strongest thunderstorms could produce strong to locally
damaging wind gusts, mainly focused over interior and western
sections this afternoon and evening.

Hail: The strongest thunderstorms could produce small hail, mainly
focused over interior and western sections this afternoon and
evening.

Flooding: Very heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding
over portions of interior and Southwest Florida this afternoon and
evening.

Temperatures: Peak heat index values will exceed 100 degrees over
most of the area, and portions of Collier, Hendry, and Glades
counties are expected to reach 105 to 107 degrees.

Waterspouts: Isolated waterspouts are possible over the South Florida
waters this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Showers and thunderstorm chances will persist through the week
and locally gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning will
be possible with these storms. The coverage and intensity of storms
will likely be greatest over the interior and Gulf coast.

Heat index values will be over 100 degrees over most of the area on
most days through the weekend.

The chance of rip currents may increase at the Atlantic beaches
late this week and upcoming weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RAG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 12:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Aug 2, 12:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
Aug 2, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach29 min
Aug 2, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry50 min
Aug 2, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier31 min
Aug 2, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier24 min
Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry30 min
Aug 2, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier28 min
Aug 2, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier34 min
Aug 2, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry26 min
Aug 2, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier32 min
Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry36 min
Aug 2, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier31 min
Aug 2, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Hendry45 min
Aug 2, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier35 min
Aug 2, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry31 min
Aug 2, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2022Every special weather statement in 2022

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.