Florida, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 19, 2001

August 19, 2001 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone

An ambulance was blown off the road. Numerous trees were blown down knocking out power to much of La Belle.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

An ambulance was blown off the road. Numerous trees were blown down knocking out power to much of La Belle. Nickel-size hail was also sighted.

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 19, 8:00 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 8:00 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
900 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001

OUTFLOW BOUNDARY COLLISIONS WESTERN GLADES SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN
HENDRY TO CENTRAL COLLIER TO AROUND MILES CITY STILL KICKING UP SOME
SHOWERS, A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO,  THAT MAY STILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS OR SO IN THE VICINITY OF IMMOKALEE,FELDA, KERI,
LABELLE AND MUSE WITH ANOTHER PATCH OF SHOWERS OVER N GLADES NEAR
BRIGHTON AND THE BRIGHTON SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION.

OTHER THAN THAT, DIURNAL ACTIVITY APPEARS TO HAVE ENDED ELSEWHERE
OVER S FLA. WILL ADJUST ZONES A LITTLE TO ACCOUNT FOR PERSISTING
SHOWER ACTIVITY IN AFFECTED ZONES ENDING BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND
ELIMINATE EVENING WORDING ELSEWHERE INTERIOR AND W FOR EVENING
ACTIVITY. THOUGH CURRENT 88-D LOOPS OVER ATLC MOSTLY CLEAR, EXPECT
LATE NIGHT NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP OVER ATLC AND TO POSSIBLY
IMPINGE ON E COAST SO NO CHANGES THERE.

WSETA/RUC40, ALONG WITH BUOYS AND 2K ROAB WINDS INDICATING A SLIGHT
BEND TOWARD THE SE. IN CURRENT CWF PACKAGE, WIND SPEEDS LOOK OK BUT
WILL MASSAGE WIND DIRECTIONS A LITTLE. A NOTE THAT WILL BE PASSED ON
THE MIDNIGHT MARINE FOLK, LARGE AREA CONVECTION OVER CUBA MAY SEND A
DECENT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY N AND POSSIBLY AFFECT THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF
THE CWA.

.MIA...NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendry

When
August 19, 10:25 PM EST to 10:50 PM EST
Where
Hendry County, La Belle
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
26.750, -81.433

Hail, Hendry

When
August 19, 10:25 PM EST to 10:50 PM EST
Where
Hendry County, La Belle
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
26.750, -81.433

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5262332, 5262333.