Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 26, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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
Key West, FL (KNQX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1022 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
974
WUUS52 KMFL 262101
SVRMFL
FLC086-262145-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0021.260426T2101Z-260426T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
501 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hialeah Gardens to University Park, moving east at
15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, South Miami, Kendall, Miami Gardens,
North Miami, Doral, North Miami Beach, Miami Lakes, Hialeah
Gardens, Pinecrest, Opa-Locka, Miami Springs, Sweetwater, Miami
Shores, West Miami, El Portal, Medley, and Westchester.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2563 8026 2573 8047 2595 8040 2592 8014
2584 8017 2576 8018 2571 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 290DEG 12KT 2587 8033 2575 8036
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH2 follow-up statements
394
WWUS52 KMFL 262122
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
522 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
FLC086-262145-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260426T2145Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
522 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...
At 522 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from West Little River to Tamiami, moving southeast at 5
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, South Miami, Kendall, North Miami,
Doral, Hialeah Gardens, Pinecrest, Opa-Locka, Miami Springs,
Sweetwater, Miami Shores, West Miami, El Portal, Medley, Westchester,
Gladeview, Glenvar Heights, and Fountainbleau.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2584 8017 2576 8018 2571 8023 2563 8026
2573 8047 2583 8044 2582 8035 2590 8035
2588 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 299DEG 6KT 2585 8027 2575 8040
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH171
WWUS52 KMFL 262130
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
530 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
FLC086-262145-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260426T2145Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
530 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...
At 530 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Gladeview to University Park, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Miami, Coral Gables, South Miami, Kendall, Doral, Pinecrest,
Sweetwater, West Miami, Westchester, Coral Terrace, Glenvar Heights,
Fountainbleau, Kendale Lakes, Olympia Heights, Sunset, University Of
Miami, Tamiami, University Park, Coconut Grove, and Coral Way
Village.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2571 8023 2563 8026 2573 8047 2581 8044
2574 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 290DEG 12KT 2584 8024 2574 8037
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 38 min | |
| Apr 26, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 16 min |
| Apr 26, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 7 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.