Florida, 2002

Damaging Wind in Florida, June 15, 2002

June 15, 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 15, 8:10 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 8:10 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
910 AM EDT SAT JUN 15 2002

ISSUED URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR WESTERN COLLIER IN RESPONSE TO
COOLING THUNDERSTORM TOPS AND LARGE DOPPLER ESTIMATED RAINFALL
RATES. OVERNIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE ONLY FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN
THE POPULATED AREAS OF COLLIER...BUT RAIN RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR
CAN EASILY CAUSE URBAN TYPE FLOODING. HEAVIEST RAIN SEEMS TO FAVOR
THE WATER SO FAR BUT NAPLES AIRPORT HAS HAD AN INCH AND A HALF OF
RAIN IN ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR.

WILL UPDATE THE ZONES TO MAKE THE POPS AND WORDING MORE APPROPRIATE
ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN ZONES.

50

.MIA...NONE.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When
June 15, 12:30 PM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, Naranja
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
25.517, -80.433

Four homes at a mobile home park incurred minor damage.

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.

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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: 5303100.