Florida, 2002

Damaging Wind in Florida, August 2, 2002

August 2, 2002 · 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
$5,000
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 2, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

AT THE PRESENT TIME THERE IS LITTLE REASON THE CHANGE THE FORECAST.
THE TROUGH WHICH COVERS MOST OF THE PENINSULA WILL MOVE LITTLE
THROUGH SUNDAY.  IT SHOULD KEEP ENOUGH OF A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO
THE FLOW TO KEEP THE CONVECTION OVER THE INTERIOR AND THE EAST
COAST.  THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE WARMER IN THESE AREAS
DUE TO LACK OF MUCH SEA BREEZE.  THE TROPICAL WAVE OUT EAST OF THE
CARIBBEAN WOULD BE OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY CHANGE.

IN THE MARINE THE GRADIENT SHOULD STAY WEAK ENOUGH THAT OTHER THAN
THE THUNDERSTORMS THERE SHOULD BE NO BOATING PROBLEMS.

IN THE EXTENDED THE AVIATION MODEL PULLS THE TROPICAL WAVE INTO THE
DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC EAST OF THE BAHAMAS.  IT
EVEN DEVELOPS A WEAK SURFACE LOW/CIRCULATION.  THIS MIGHT BE
OVERDONE AND IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO TIME THIS FEATURE.  SO WILL
BASICALLY CONTINUE THE PRESENT WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN AND GO WITH
CLIMATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROBABILITIES.  IF THE WAVE DOES
CONTINUE WEST THEN WILL PROBABLY NEED TO MODIFY THE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY FORECASTS.

WE SHOULD STILL MAINTAIN HIGH ENOUGH HUMIDITIES THAT THERE WILL BE
NO FIRE WEATHER PROBLEMS.

PBI TB 076/093 078/091 076 3524
FLL TB 078/093 079/092 078 3524
MIA TB 078/094 079/092 078 3524
APF BB 078/090 077/089 076 1314

.MIA...NONE.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When
August 2, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, Hialeah
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
25.850, -80.267

A car was overturned at a dealership.

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.

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: 5308020.