Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, August 10, 2001

August 10, 2001 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 forecasters said that day

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 Aug 10, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
230 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001

A RATHER STAGNANT MID AUGUST SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL PREVAIL FOR AT
LEAST THE NEXT 72 HOURS WITH A WEEK SURFACE RIDGE PARKED ACROSS
SOUTH FLORIDA NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. LIGHT EAST SURFACE WINDS BUT
DEEP LAYER STEERING WILL BE NEARLY NIL.

SEA/LAKE BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL DOMINATE THE THUNDERSTORM
PATTERN.  EACH DAY...A FEW SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM...WILL AFFECT THE METRO AREA AROUND MID TO LATE MORNING
AS THE SEA BREEZE PASSES BY.  AS THE SEA/LAKE BREEZES CONVERGE OVER
INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE AFTERNOON...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AND SPREAD OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IN ALL
DIRECTIONS.  THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST WILL
BE MOST AFFECTED BY THESE OUTFLOW GENERATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE ALL
THE WAY TO THE EAST COAST BEACHES.

THE ONCE VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED AT 18Z NEAR 62W WILL NOT
LIKELY EVER SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT SOUTH FLORIDA...AS THE MOISTURE
BECOMES ENTRAINED IN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR 30N75W.

MARINE...
LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 72 HOURS WITH ONLY WIDELY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

EXTENDED...
ENJOY THIS WEEKEND AS NEXT WEEKEND LOOKS STORMIER. LONGWAVE PATTERN
WILL SEE RATHER DEEP MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR 90W.  A SURFACE LOW
IS FORECAST TO FORM OVER ALABAMA MONDAY AND REMAIN ABOUT STATIONARY
THROUGH THURSDAY. BEGINNING FRIDAY A MID/UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH DIGS INTO SOUTHEAST U.S. AND THE SURFACE LOW SINKS INTO THE
NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. THIS DISPLACES THE SURFACE RIDGE TO THE
SOUTH OF FLORIDA PENINSULA WHICH MEANS INCREASED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS.

PBI BB 076/091 076/090 090 342
FLL BB 076/090 075/090 091 343
MIA BB 078/091 078/090 090 342
APF BB 073/092 073/090 092 343

.MIA...NONE.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendry

When
August 10, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Hendry County, Clewiston
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
26.750, -80.933

The Sheriff's Office reported several power lines blown down.

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.

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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: 5262327.