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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 2, 2022Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2022, 7:40 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 35 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, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2022, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

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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 Aug 2, 7:29 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 7:29 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 7:23 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
549 PM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

FLZ066-070-022215-
Hendry FL-Inland Collier County FL-
549 PM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Collier
and southeastern Hendry Counties through 615 PM EDT...

At 549 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm near Hendry Correctional, or 17 miles east of
Ave Maria, moving west at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hendry Correctional.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2646 8106 2620 8098 2615 8126 2641 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 086DEG 9KT 2631 8116

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GR

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
613 PM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

FLZ069-070-075-022245-
Coastal Collier County FL-Inland Collier County FL-
Mainland Monroe FL-
613 PM EDT Tue Aug 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Collier
and northern Mainland Monroe Counties through 645 PM EDT...

At 613 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Carnestown, or 9 miles
northeast of Chokoloskee. This storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Chokoloskee, Everglades City, Plantation Island, Loop Road Ee Center,
Carnestown, Big Cypress National Preserve, Copeland, Jerome and Deep
Lake.

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

Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2613 8110 2574 8091 2566 8132 2572 8135
      2573 8134 2573 8135 2599 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 075DEG 3KT 2587 8122

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:44 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:00 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 12:36 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		39 min
Aug 2, 12:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		52 min
Aug 2, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	24 min
Aug 2, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	29 min
Aug 2, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	50 min
Aug 2, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	31 min
Aug 2, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	24 min
Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	30 min
Aug 2, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	28 min
Aug 2, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	34 min
Aug 2, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	26 min
Aug 2, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	32 min
Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	36 min
Aug 2, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	31 min
Aug 2, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier, Hendry	45 min
Aug 2, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades, Hendry	31 min
Aug 2, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		43 min

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