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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Miami, FL

July 12, 2026Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 51 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: Jul 12, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 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: 2950 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 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 Jul 12, 1:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 1:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 4:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:26 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:34 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:49 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
549 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

FLZ067-068-168-122215-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
549 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Palm
Beach County through 615 PM EDT...

At 548 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm near North County Airport, or near Palm Beach
Gardens. This storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, North County Airport,
The Acreage, Caloosa, Philo Farms, Jupiter Farms, and Limestone
Creek.

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.

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 2677 8014 2678 8033 2696 8032 2696 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 272DEG 4KT 2690 8025

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MFL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 1:33 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	MFL	Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach	17 hr
Jul 12, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	38 min
Jul 12, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Martin	49 min
Jul 12, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	41 min
Jul 12, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Martin	26 min
Jul 12, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	49 min
Jul 12, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		49 min
Jul 12, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	45 min
Jul 12, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		50 min
Jul 12, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	47 min
Jul 12, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Broward, Collier, Palm Beach	38 min
Jul 12, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	49 min
Jul 12, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Broward, Collier, Hendry, Palm Beach	37 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.