1 lightning, 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 30, 1:00 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002 IT APPEARS THAT OUR WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. PROGS SHOW NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ATLANTIC EAST OF MAINE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS TROUGH THEN STARTS MOVING EAST LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY IN REPONSE TO A STRONGER TROUGH THAT WILL BE MOVING DOWN FROM CANADA. AN EXTENSION OF THE MAINE TROUGH WILL EXTEND SOUTHWEST OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. IN FACT...THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER FLORIDA ALTHOUGH WEAKENING SOMEWHAT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE REFLECTED BY A SURFACE TROUGH THAT WILL BE LYING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER NORTH FLORIDA THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. THE LOCATION OF THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL WILL FORCE A SURFACE RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TO OUR SOUTH. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO VEER LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THIS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AND BECOME VARIABLE FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE TRIES TO RETURN FROM THE SOUTH. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ABUNDANT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PROGS ARE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THUS MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEAR TERM THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MOST SECTIONS. HOWEVER...THE SHOWERS COULD ALSO OCCUR DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH UNTIL THE WINDS SWITCH TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AND THEN ALONG THE WEST COAST DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE WIND SHIFT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALL DEPEND ON CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION. BUT LOOK FOR MOST HIGHS IN THE 80S. LOWS IN THE 70S. EXTENDED...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PROGS SHOW UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER FLORIDA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...A MENTIONED ABOVE...IT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE AROUND...BUT POPS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES. MARINE...NO HIGHLIGHTS WITH WINDS REMAINING BELOW 15 KNOTS. NO PROBLEMS FOR FIRE WEATHER. PBI TT 076/086 076/087 075 10576 FLL TT 076/085 076/087 075 10576 MIA TT 076/086 076/087 075 10576 APF TT 076/084 076/086 075 10676 .MIA...NONE.
FLZ063-066>075-302000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 920 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY... TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM AT ANY TIME...THE BRUNT OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD MAINLY BE DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS NEAR THE EAST COAST. THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS SHOULD EXPERIENCE MOST OF THEIR ACTIVITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AND DEVELOPING LINE OF SHOWERS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a 23-foot boat in Biscayne Bay as it approached Crandon Park Marina. The lightning shattered a plexiglass windshield injuring the three persons aboard.
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
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: 5303105.