1 flash flood, 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 Jun 23, 12:45 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 145 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2002 A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY ONLY AIDING IN THE GENERATION OF STRONGER CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA. MOISTURE CONVERGENCE HIGHEST OVER EAST COASTAL AREAS WHERE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN. CONVECTION IS LIKELY TO INITIATE OVER WEST COASTAL SECTIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. MODELS ALL AGREE IN KEEPING PRECIPITABLE WATER ABOVE 2 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA NEXT 48 HOURS. SUNSHINE WILL ALSO BE MORE AVAILABLE TO DESTABILIZE ATMOSPHERE AND GENERATE ACTIVE SEABREEZES AIDING IN STRONG AFTERNOON CONVECTION ALL ZONES. WILL KEEP HIGH RAIN PROBABILITIES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DUE TO RAIN/CLOUDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUIDANCE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD...EXCEPT POPS LOOK A BIT LOW. NGM/ETA INDICATING DRIER AIR APPROACHING BAHAMAS TUESDAY AND AVN PICKS UP FROM THERE WITH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL FINALLY DROP BELOW 2 INCHES AND RAIN PATTERN SHOULD RETURN TO THE NORMAL SUMMERTIME DIURNAL PATTERN. UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION AND SURFACE RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE RIGHT AT CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS. MODELS IN AGREEMENT TRENDING COASTAL WATERS WINDS DOWN BEGINNING ABOUT NOW. OBSERVATIONS HAVE ALL COME DOWN TO THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE. SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST AS SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MOSTLY LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. NO PROBLEMS FOR FIRE WEATHER. PBI TT 076/087 076/088 076 24564 FLL TT 077/087 077/088 077 24564 MIA TT 077/088 077/088 077 24564 APF TT 074/088 074/089 074 24566 .MIA...NONE.
FLZ063-066>075-232000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1100 AM EDT SUN JUN 23 2002 ...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENT ACROSS PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE BEACHES TODAY... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL GENERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA AND WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE REMAINING OVER THE AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THE AREA OF MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDING PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AGAIN WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THE GROUND OVER SOUTH FLORIDA IS QUITE SATURATED, MINOR FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND LOW LYING ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. RESIDENTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ON THE ALERT IN CASE URBAN FLOOD ADVISORIES BECOME NECESSARY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MILES AN HOUR AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE NUMEROUS OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY FOR MARINERS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 MPH, IN COMBINATION WITH A LOW TIDE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 PM TODAY, WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA. SANTOS
The Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:29 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Eight to ten inches of rain fell in central Broward County causing minor flooding in several houses.
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, June 2002
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