Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, March 19, 2001

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

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts near 70 mph blew down large tree limbs and uprooted trees. A person videotaped a funnel cloud.

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.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts near 70 mph blew down large tree limbs and uprooted trees. A person videotaped a funnel cloud.

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 Mar 19, 3:10 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 3:10 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
310 PM EST MON MAR 19 2001

WARM FRONT STILL DRAPED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AT THIS TIME HELPING TO
FOCUS SEVERE WEATHER. VERY HIGH HELICITY VALUES ALONG THE FRONT
SUSTAINING ISOLATED SUPERCELLS. MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY AND
ALSO MORE BELIEVABLE AS TO PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THIS FEATURE
OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. SHOULD SEE BOUNDARY MOVE NORTH OF OUR COUNTY
WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT. THREAT OF ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH
OF THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE WITH STRONG SHEAR IN DEEP CONVECTION
OVERNIGHT. MODEL TIMING OF COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE CONSISTENT WITH
PREVIOUS RUNS IN BRINGING FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST COAST BY 00Z
WEDNESDAY. AGREE WITH GUIDANCE ON KEEPING CATEGORICAL PRECIP CHANCES
NORTH OF WARM FRONT TONIGHT...BUT WILL PARE BACK TO LIKELY SOUTH.
WILL KEEP GOOD CHANCES IN FOR TUESDAY AS INSTABILITY/MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED AND INFLUENCE OF JET DYNAMICS WILL INCREASE.
GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES LOOK OKAY AND WILL GENERALLY TWEAK UP A BIT IN
LATER PERIODS.

AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...LOOKS LIKE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AM NOT SURE TO
BELIEVE MRFS ODD-LOOKING COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
MONDAY SO WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSTED FOR ALL MARINE ZONES TONIGHT
EXCEPT A SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. WILL SEE
WINDS PICK UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BEHIND FRONT TUESDAY AND CONTINUE
STRONG AS THEY GRADUALLY VEER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL SEE WINDS QUICKLY
DIMINISH AND BECOME LIGHT EAST BY SATURDAY.

NO HIGHLIGHTS FOR FIRE WEATHER...HOWEVER WILL HAVE TO WATCH
WEDNESDAY.

MIA TN 070/078 058/074 058 24752
PBI TN 069/078 055/073 055 24+52

.MIA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When
March 19, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Davie
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.067, -80.233

Funnel Cloud, Broward

When
March 19, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Davie
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5233748, 5233749.