Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade
- When
- September 12, 3:35 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, North Miami Beach to El Portal
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 25.920, -80.180
Damaging Wind in Florida, September 12, 1996
Large outflow boundaries from thunderstorms, that had formed near Fort Myers and traversed the state, intersected with the east coast sea breeze front, causing severe thunderstorms along the southeast Florida coast. Wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph uprooted several large trees and blew down numerous large tree limbs, utility and traffic signal lines as they moved from North Miami Beach through Miami…
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
Large outflow boundaries from thunderstorms, that had formed near Fort Myers and traversed the state, intersected with the east coast sea breeze front, causing severe thunderstorms along the southeast Florida coast. Wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph uprooted several large trees and blew down numerous large tree limbs, utility and traffic signal lines as they moved from North Miami Beach through Miami Shores and El Portal to south Miami Beach. A few houses suffered minor damage from falling trees and limbs.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5563625.