1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 10, 12:20 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 120 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2004 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE FROM ABOUT 850 MBS ON UP IS LOCATED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE BAHAMAS EXTENDING WEST INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MIAMI SOUNDING THIS MORNING ALSO CAME IN WITH 1.60 INCHES OF PWAT. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGHS AND THE LOW PWATS HAS KEPT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM FROM NOT FORMING SO FAR TODAY. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE SOME ACTIVITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES...MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA...AS THERE IS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM A WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TROPICAL STORM BONNIE. SO PLAN ON LEAVING LOW SCATTERED WORDING OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...AND ISOLATED OVER REST OF THE CWA THIS EVENING. THE WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT ALLOWING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY TO DIED DOWN LATE THIS EVENING. BUT WITH THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE SURFACE...PLAN ON LEAVING ISOLATED WORDING OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WILL MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AREAS...WHILE TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY MOVES NORTHWEST TOWARD THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN US DURING THIS TIME...AND PUSH THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO THE EAST INTO THE BAHAMAS. THIS WILL KEEP THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION OVER THE CWA...AND PUSH MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY INTO THE INTERIOR AND AROUND THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .EXTENDED FORECAST...THE FORECAST WILL BECOME SOMEWHAT DEPENDANT ON TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...AS THE NHC IS FORECASTING HIM TO REMAIN WEST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. IF CHARLEY MOVES MORE WEST THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST...SOUTH FLORIDA COULD SEE ONLY THE TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. IF CHARLEY MOVES MORE EAST THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST...SOUTH FLORIDA COULD SEE AN INCREASE IN THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SO AT THIS TIME PLAN ON LEAVING SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE HIGH END SCATTERED CATEGORY FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND UNTIL CHARLEYS PATH IS MORE CLEAR. ONCE CHARLEY MOVES OUT OF THE PICTURE THIS WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD GET BACK TO AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW...AND THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MOSTLY OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST AREAS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .MARINE...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION LESS THAN 10 KNOTS THROUGH THURSDAY OVER ALL OF THE CWA WATERS. THE WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WHILE REMAINING SOUTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE GULF WATERS FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WITH THE WINDS GOING UP OVER THE GULF WATERS...THERE COULD BE A NEED FOR A SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE GULF WATERS LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 2 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS LATE THIS WEEK INTO THIS WEEKEND. THE SEAS WILL THEN DECREASE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER THE GULF WATERS...AS THE WIND WILL COME DOWN AGAIN BELOW 10 KNOTS. BUT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS...THE SEAS WILL REMAIN AT 2 TO 4 FEET INTO FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FROM THE EAST. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 76 91 77 92 / 30 40 30 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 79 90 80 91 / 20 30 20 30 MIAMI 78 91 79 92 / 20 30 20 30 NAPLES 76 91 77 91 / 20 30 20 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && BAXTER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 858 AM EDT TUE AUG 10 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ063-066>075-102154- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 858 AM EDT TUE AUG 10 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...VERY HIGH RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER ATLANTIC... ...A MODERATE RISK OF LIGHTNING... ...HEAT INDICES 100 TO 105 INTERIOR AREAS AWAY FROM COASTS... CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ATLANTIC. THE TIME OF GREATEST THREAT WILL MAINLY BE DURING THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. BRIEF HEAVY RAINS, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND GUSTY WINDS AS HIGH AS 30 MILES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDER -STORMS. THE MOST CONCENTRATION OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. HIGH HUMIDITY AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES DUE TO MORE SUNSHINE WILL MEAN THAT HEAT INDICES WILL BE 100 TO 105 IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
824 AM EDT TUE AUG 10 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 AM WATER SPOUT 2 ENE WEST PALM BEACH 26.72N 80.03W
08/10/2004 PALM BEACH FL PUBLIC
POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT WAS OBSERVED EAST OF NORTH LAKE BLVD
BY THE PUBLIC.
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BEPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 111 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2004 FLZ067-068-101906- PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- 111 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHERN PALM BEACH... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN TO MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. LOCATIONS THAT CAN EXPECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONDITIONS WILL INCLUDE JUPITER...RIVIERA BEACH...THE ACREAGE...ROYAL PALM BEACH...CALOOSA. AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST PALM BEACH AND WELLINGTON.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
In two separate incidents, women were struck by lightning while in parking lots. One woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5413341.