Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, June 26, 2001

June 26, 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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 Jun 26, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
215 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2001

AS EARLIER PROGGED...SURFACE RIDGE HAS SHIFTED TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
AND MODELS SHOW IT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM ATLANTIC ACROSS SOUTHERN
GEORGIA FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR MORE. THIS PUTS SOUTH FLORIDA DEEP INTO
THE TROPICAL AIR MASS. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO BE
70 PERCENT OR GREATER ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AS IT CIRCULATES INTO
MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE OVER
TENNESSEE VALLEY. LEADING EDGE OF TROPICAL WAVE IS NEAR 72W AND
MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS.  THIS WOULD BRING THE WAVE
THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SO WILL RAISE POPS TO 50 PERCENT
TONIGHT AND 60 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DROPPING
BACK TO NEAR CLIMO VALUES FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH
MOISTURE THIS HIGH...ACTIVITY COULD BE AT ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOMING A MORE TYPICAL NIGHT AND MORNING
REGIME OVER SOUTHEAST PENINSULA AND AFTERNOON/EVENING REGIME OVER
SOUTHWEST PENINSULA.

TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING GUSTIER WINDS...HIGHER DEW POINTS...AND
HAZY SKIES WITH THE SAHARAN DUST.

EXTENDED...
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 52W IS PROGRESSING WEST AT 15 KNOTS WHICH
WOULD BRING IT NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUNDAY. POPS WILL REMAIN IN THE
CHANCE CATEGORY

MARINE...
GENERALLY EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE NEXT WEEK.

MIA TB 077/087 080/089 078 5664
PBI TB 076/087 078/089 077 5664

.MIA...NONE.

LUSHINE

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:20 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collier

When
June 26, 2:20 PM EST
Where
Collier County, Vanderbilt Beach
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
26.267, -81.817

A severe thunderstorm moved from North Naples to Vanderbilt Beach blowing down several large trees. There was also damage to several vehicles and the window of a condominium was blown out.

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.

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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: 5251146.