Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- July 6, 5:00 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Sunrise Golf Vlg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.070, -80.220
three eight inch diameter trees down...numerous tree limbs and branches down.
Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 1997
line of thunderstorms move from interior south florida over the everglades to the southeast overbroward county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
line of thunderstorms move from interior south florida over the everglades to the southeast overbroward county.
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- July 6, 5:00 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Davie
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.070, -80.230
power lines down...numerous tree branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- July 6, 5:00 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Pembroke Pines
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.050, -80.170
Funnel Cloud, Broward
- When
- July 6, 5:00 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Pembroke Pines
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
sighted west of florida turnpike and north of pines blvd.
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 6, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Missouri, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 6, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 1997
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: 5602554, 5602555, 5602556, 5602557.