1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 8:18 AM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI 920 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2002 THE UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT IS MOVING MUCH. THE PRESSURE IN THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FELL A LITTLE AND IT ALSO HAS BEEN ABOUT STATIONARY. THERE IS REALLY NO REASON TO EVEN SEPARATE ANY OF THE ZONES AS TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES ARE ABOUT UNIFORM. MAYBE WE HAVE HAD MORE PREVALENT RAIN ALONG THE EAST COAST AT NIGHT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. THE BIG RAIN OVERNIGHT WAS FROM KENDALL TO HOMESTEAD WITH ANOTHER SMALL POCKET NEAR AVENTURA. THESE WERE WIDESPREAD 3-5 INCH ESTIMATES AND SOME WERE CONFIRMED BY ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS. THERE IS A SMALL AREA OF DRIER AIR TO THE WEST OF THE UPPER LOW BUT THIS SHOULD NOT MOVE SOUTH AS THE LOW ITSELF WOULD BE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH. SO WITH STRONGER STORMS DEVELOPING UNDER THIS LOW THE UPPER CLOUDS WILL KEEP US CLOUDY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER THE ATLANTIC COULD MOVE OVER THE EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON SO NO CHANGES PLANNED FOR ANY FORECAST. .CRYSTAL FACE...WITH THE TROPICAL AIRMASS STILL IN PLACE...RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND ADJACENT WATERS. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS WITH MAX TOPS 45K OR BELOW. THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE A BETTER DAY TOP-WISE... WITH STRONGER STORMS AND HIGHER TOPS. ANVILS WILL PROBABLY STILL BE SPREADING OUT TOWARD THE SOUTH. .MIA...NONE.
FLZ063-066>075-101600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2002 ...MOTORISTS EXERCISE CAUTION EAST COAST METROPOLITAN AREAS THIS MORNING... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN... ...SOME LIGHTNING DANGER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY... MOTORISTS IN THE EAST COAST METROPOLITAN AREAS NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. WIDESPREAD RAINS OVERNIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY UP TO 4 INCHES HAVE LEFT ROADWAYS WET WITH STANDING WATER PERSISTING IN LOW LYING AREAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS IN THE EAST AND SPREAD INLAND TO THE INTERIOR AND WEST. MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS MEANS THAT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE ATLANTIC, WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE AS THE ACTIVITY MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE PRODUCED IN MOST AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND VERY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AS HAS OCCURRED THE PAST FEW DAYS. EMBEDDED IN THE HEAVY RAINS WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS. SINCE LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES MORE PEOPLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE MONTH OF JULY THAN ANY OTHER MONTH, PERSONS WHO ARE OUTDOORS SHOULD WATCH FOR THE APPROACH OF LIGHTNING STORMS AND SEEK SHELTER IF NECESSARY. A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 12 TO 18 MPH, COMBINED WITH LOW TIDE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM, MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA OR THE LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV
FLZ063-066>075-101900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 900 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2002 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN REMAINDER OF TODAY... ...SOME LIGHTNING DANGER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OVER THE METROPOLITAN EAST COAST AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS MEANS THAT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE ATLANTIC, WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE PRODUCED IN ISOLATED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND VERY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AS HAS OCCURRED THE PAST FEW DAYS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY. SINCE LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES MORE PEOPLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE MONTH OF JULY THAN ANY OTHER MONTH, PERSONS WHO ARE OUTDOORS SHOULD WATCH FOR THE APPROACH OF LIGHTNING STORMS AND SEEK SHELTER IF NECESSARY. A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 12 TO 18 MPH, COMBINED WITH LOW TIDE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM, MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA OR THE LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV
The Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:42 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Personnel of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport evacuated the control tower when a funnel cloud approached.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2002
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: 5304147.