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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Miami, FL

April 17, 2023Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 17, 2023, 2:54 AM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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
Apr 17, 2023, 2:54 AM EDT (06:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 2023, 3:30 AM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 31 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 2023-04-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2330 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 00:00Z on 2023-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 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
2330 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 17, 1:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 1:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 3:29 PM EDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Miami FL
329 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2023

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
171930-
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-
329 PM EDT Sun Apr 16 2023

... Strong to Severe Storms Possible This Afternoon/Evening...
... Flooding Possible: Especially in Areas Still Saturated...

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 will be possible
over the interior and east coast region this afternoon and evening.
A few storms may be strong to severe, with frequent lightning,
strong winds, hail and heavy rainfall.

Flooding: Heavy rain is possible this afternoon into this evening,
especially over the east coast of South Florida. This could lead to
localized flooding, especially over already saturated grounds from
the recent flood event.

Hail: An isolated strong to severe storm may be able to produce
small
to marginally severe hail this afternoon and evening.

Wind: A few strong to severe storms may be able to produce strong to
damaging wind gust this afternoon and evening particularly over the
northern half of the area. Wind gust in excess of 60mph may be
possible.

Waterspouts: An isolated waterspout may be possible over the local
South Florida waters within any showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible again on Monday, mainly
during the afternoon and early evening hours. Lightning, heavy
rainfall and gusty winds will be the main hazards.

Flooding rainfall may also occur within thunderstorms, and
vulnerable areas along the east coast will need to be monitored for
localized flooding; flash flooding also cannot be ruled out,
specifically for the most vulnerable areas over Fort Lauderdale.

An elevated risk of rip current may be possible over the Gulf Coast
beaches on Monday. An increasing rip current risk is expected to
develop for the mid-week period along the east coast beaches.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 16, 9:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 11:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:00 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach30 min
Apr 16, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Apr 16, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward36 min
Apr 16, 8:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach3 hr
Apr 16, 8:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLPalm Beach3 hr
Apr 16, 9:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL50 min
Apr 16, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier55 min
Apr 17, 12:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier88 min
Apr 17, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier61 min
Apr 17, 2:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Monroe60 min
Apr 17, 2:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward65 min
Apr 17, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade45 min
Apr 17, 3:22 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 min
Apr 17, 3:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 min
Apr 17, 7:41 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL49 min
Apr 17, 8:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Apr 17, 8:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier36 min
Apr 17, 10:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward53 min
Apr 17, 11:06 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward24 min
Apr 17, 11:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
Apr 17, 11:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward51 min
Apr 17, 12:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Apr 17, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
Apr 17, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward36 min
Apr 17, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Apr 17, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
Apr 17, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade26 min
Apr 17, 1:23 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach37 min
Apr 17, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Apr 17, 1:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
Apr 17, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward25 min
Apr 17, 1:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Apr 17, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Apr 17, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward23 min
Apr 17, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward46 min
Apr 17, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Apr 17, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade20 min
Apr 17, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
Apr 17, 2:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade95 min
Apr 17, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Apr 17, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Apr 17, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL34 min
Apr 17, 2:44 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL8 hr
Apr 17, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Apr 17, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Apr 17, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL45 min
Apr 17, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade47 min
Apr 17, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach36 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.