1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Jul 31, 1:10 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 210 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 .DISCUSSION...S FLA SANDWICHED BETWEEN A COUPLE OF LOW PRES SYSTEMS WITH PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IN PLACE. THE MID LEVEL LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SFC COUNTERPART E OF SAU WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NNW AWAY FROM OUR REGION BUT THIS WILL HELP KEEP US IN THE SOUP. BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRES OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY W ALONG WITH SFC RIDGE OVER THE FLA STRAITS REMAINING STATIONARY WILL ALL RESULT IN DEEP SW FLOW. THE MID LEVEL LOW OVER THE ATLANTIC GETS PICKED UP BY UPSTREAM SE U.S. TROUGH AS THIS TROUGH DIGS INTO THE SE STATES. THIS PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. SO HIGH POPS WILL BE IN ORDER FOR THE E CST THROUGH THE WEEK. THERE IS SOME HINT OF SLIGHT DRYING TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WHICH WOULD GIVE US LESS CLOUDINESS AND THUS WARMER DAYTIME TEMPS BUT STILL UNDER SW FLOW. && .MARINE...SEAS WILL REMAIN AT FOUR FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD AS SW WINDS REMAIN AT LESS THAN 15 KT. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS HERE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 74 88 75 89 / 50 70 40 60 FORT LAUDERDALE 76 89 77 89 / 50 70 40 60 MIAMI 75 89 76 90 / 50 70 40 60 NAPLES 76 88 76 89 / 40 50 30 60 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 900 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ063-066>075-312200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 900 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...MODERATE RISK OF LIGHTNING MAINLY INTERIOR AND EAST COAST TODAY... THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA, CONNECTING TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TO EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL THIS MORNING, WITH AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES, OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES, AND DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL GENERALLY MOVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL, OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING, AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING WILL MAINLY BE FOR THE INTERIOR AND SOUTHEAST COAST DUE TO PREVAILING STORM MOTION. 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 357 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 FLZ071-072-312030- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD- 357 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 AT 357 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS METRO BROWARD IN THE VICINITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BUT IT KEEPS REGENERATING IN ITS WAKE. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 420 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 FLZ071-072-312100- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD- 420 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 ...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS METRO BROWARD... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS KEEP TRAINING ACROSS THE COUNTY... AT 420 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ALONG A LINE FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST MIAMI DADE COUNTY. AS PART OF THIS ACTIVITY CLUSTER OF STORMS KEEP MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH FROM SOUTH OF WESTON IN BROWARD COUNTY THROUGH FORT LAUDERDALE. HOWEVER...THESE STORMS KEEP REGENERATING IN THEIR WAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIKELY STREET FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 FLZ071-072-312100- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD- 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 ...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS METRO BROWARD... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS KEEP REGENERATING ACROSS THE COUNTY... AT 420 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ALONG A LINE FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST MIAMI DADE COUNTY. AS PART OF THIS ACTIVITY CLUSTER OF STORMS KEEP MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH FROM SOUTH OF WESTON IN BROWARD COUNTY THROUGH FORT LAUDERDALE. HOWEVER...THESE STORMS KEEP REGENERATING IN THEIR WAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIKELY STREET FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED OF PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THIS ACITIVITY NEAR DAVIE. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 FLZ071-072-312130- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD- 500 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 ...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS METRO BROWARD... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS KEEP REGENERATING ACROSS THE COUNTY... AT 500 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ALONG A LINE FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST MIAMI DADE COUNTY. AS PART OF THIS ACTIVITY CLUSTER OF STORMS KEEP MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF BROWARD COUNTY. HOWEVER...AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 27 CONTINUE TO SEE THIS ACTIVITY REGENERATING PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-595 EAST THROUGH THE TURNPIKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIKELY STREET FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED OF PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THIS ACTIVITY NEAR DAVIE. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 515 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 FLZ071-072-312145- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD- 515 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 ...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS METRO BROWARD... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS KEEP REGENERATING ACROSS THE COUNTY... AT 515 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ALONG A LINE FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST MIAMI DADE COUNTY. AS PART OF THIS ACTIVITY CLUSTER OF STORMS KEEP MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF BROWARD COUNTY. HOWEVER...AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 27 CONTINUE TO SEE THIS ACTIVITY REGENERATING PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-595 EAST THROUGH THE TURNPIKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIKELY STREET FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS IN AREAS AROUND DAVIE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED OF PEA SIZE HAIL WITH THIS ACTIVITY NEAR DAVIE. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. PS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The weight of two to four inches of rainfall caused a portion of an apartment roof to collapse.
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