1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 3, 1:38 AM EST, 11 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
240 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2001
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
U.S. THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE CWA IN A NW FLOW.
BY WED NIGHT...THE AVN BRINGS A SHORT WAVE DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE
RIDGE THROUGH THE CWA. THIS WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WHICH WILL LINGER THROUGH SOME OF THURSDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH FLORIDA AND WEAKEN WED
NIGHT. THEN ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHEAST U.S.
BRIDGING A BACK DOOR FRONT THAT SLIDES DOWN THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BUT
PROBABLY WONT MAKE IT INTO FLORIDA. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST
TODAY AND WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE GETS CLOSER. BY LATER WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...THE CWA BECOMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SECOND RIDGE FROM
THE NORTH AND WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE IN SPEED THURSDAY.
MARINE WISE...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS MENTIONED ABOVE. THE AREA WATERS WILL REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA
AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO
AT LEAST SCEC CRITERIA BY THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY SCA IN THE GULF
STREAM. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THE WINDS BECOME EAST AND GO BELOW
SCA CRITERIA AGAIN.
FOR THE EXTENDED...THE HIGH PRESSSURE RIDGE FROM THE NORTH MOVES OFF
THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST AND INTO THE ATLANTIC THURSDAY. BY SUNDAY
...THIS RIDGE SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE ATLANTIC TO CENTRAL FLORIDA.
WILL BASICALLY STAY CLOSE TO CLIMO WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS.
FIRE WEATHER...WILL FOLLOW THE NGM HUMIDITIES WHICH VERIFIED BETTER
TODAY. THIS WILL PROMPT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE INLAND
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 35
AND 40 PERCENT. NO PROBLEMS FOR WEDNESDAY WITH DEW POINTS A BIT
HIGHER.
PBI UB 081/064 082/067 080 1800-2
MIA UB 082/067 083/068 081 1800-2=
.MIA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
EASTERN COLLIER...GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.FLZ063-066>075-032000- SOUTH FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 900 AM EDT TUE APRIL 3 2001 ...CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY... A EAST WIND OF 15 MPH AND FAVORABLE TIDE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE BROWARD AND PALM BEACH TODAY. DRIER AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWER MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUNIDITIES...WHICH WILL CAUSE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER OVER SOME OF THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN SECTIONS. NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A group of children on "spring break" who had gone to an unguarded section of Miami Beach were caught in a rip current. One girl died and a 10-year old girl nearly drowned. Winds were east at 20 mph.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Miami-Dade | 2001-04-03 | 11 | Female | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 2001
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: 5237154.