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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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 23, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
County Martin County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 1576 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
966
WWUS82 KMFL 232103
SPSMFL
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
503 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
FLZ067-068-168-232130-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
503 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Palm
Beach County through 530 PM EDT...
At 503 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm near North County Airport, or near Palm Beach
Gardens, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Tequesta, 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.
&&
LAT...LON 2690 8008 2675 8015 2684 8036 2696 8032
2696 8014 2697 8014 2696 8012 2697 8012
2697 8009 2696 8007 2695 8007 2695 8008
2694 8007 2692 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 203DEG 15KT 2691 8023
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
CWCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| Aug 23, 2:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 113 min |
| Aug 23, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 34 min |
| Aug 23, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 3:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 116 min |
| Aug 23, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 30 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 51 min |
| Aug 23, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Aug 23, 6:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 113 min |
| Aug 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 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.