1 thunderstorm wind, 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 3, 11:22 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1221 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2002 S FLA WILL REMAIN UNDER PSEUDO OMEGA BLOCK THROUGH FRIDAY. THAT IS, BROAD TROUGH ON U.S. W COAST WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR WITH A BROAD BAGGY TROUGH OVER THE SE U.S. AND FLA. PAST FRI, RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE INTERIOR OF COUNTRY WITH EXTENSION BUILDING E OVER THE SE U.S. INTO THE ATLC. SURFACE RIDGE S OF AREA OVER BAHAMAS AND FLA STRAITS IN RESPONSE MOVES N OVER S FLA PENINSULA. FOR THE NEAR TERM, TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, TROUGH ALOFT OVER S FLA BUT SURFACE ACROSS S FLA FEATURE WITH SURFACE LOW IN ATLC SLOWLY FILLS AND DISSIPATES. DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER WATER AT NIGHT (ESPECIALLY GULF STREAM) AND AFFECTING MAINLY INTERIOR AND E DURING THE DAY AS UPPER TROUGH KEEPS A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER S FLA. AGAIN, THOUGH SOME DRYING ALOFT AND LOWER PRECIPITABLE WATER IN FORECASTED SOUNDINGS, FEEL AVN POPS TOO LOW AND WILL LEAN UPON NGM/MET GUIDANCE. TEMPS REASONABLE ALL GUIDANCE. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD, SAT THROUGH WED, RIDGE SURFACE AND ALOFT BUILDS OVER SE U.S. WITH A DEEPENING E TO SE FLOW. THIS GETTING MORE LIKE NORMAL WITH NOCTURNAL/EARLY MORNING ACTIVITY E AND INTERIOR AND W AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENINGS. NOTE OF CAUTION, MODELS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ESTABLISH THIS NORMAL PATTERN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW AND ALL THAT S FLA HAS EXPERIENCED HAS BEEN BRIEF FLIRTATIONS. WELL WAIT AND SEE BUT GO WITH MODELS FOR NOW. IN THE MARINE ZONES, SW FLOW GENERALLY 10 KNOTS OR LESS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY SHIFTING TO A SE FLOW ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SAT. WIND SE SUNDAY AND MON POSSIBLY BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS. NO HIGHLIGHTS THOUGH. NIL HIGHLIGHTS FIRE WEATHER. .CRYSTAL FACE...ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM DAY AGAIN IN STORE FOR THURSDAY WITH CELLS DEVELOPING AGAIN OVER THE WEST AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. STEERING WINDS WILL MOVE THESE STORMS TO THE EAST /NORTHEAST WITH THE ANVILS STREAMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AS UPPER FLOW MORE NORTHERLY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD REACH 50K WITH QUITE UNSTABLE AIRMASS. PBI TT 073/089 074/090 074 1536353 FLL TT 074/089 076/089 076 1536353 MIA TT 073/090 075/090 075 1536353 APF BB 073/088 074/088 074 1524242= .MIA...NONE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
152 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0250 PM LIGHTHOUSE POINT FL .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/02 BROWARD REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
0252 PM LIGHTHOUSE POINT FL 70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/03/02 BROWARD TREES DOWN AND CARS
DAMAGEDREPORTED BY SPOTTERS
0305 PM MIAMI SHORES FL .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/02 MIAMI-DADE REPORTED BY
NEWS MEDIA
0305 PM LIGHTHOUSE POINT FL 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/03/02 BROWARD REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0305 PM BISCAYNE PARK FL .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/02 MIAMI-DADE REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS
METEOROLOGIS
KOBThe Miami radar (KAMX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A pool enclosure was damaged, tiles were taken off of a roof and large trees were uprooted. A SKYWARN spotter estimated winds above 60 mph.
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
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