1 tornado, 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 Jun 26, 12:15 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 115 PM EDT SAT JUN 26 2004 .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER THE BAHAMAS YESTERDAY HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED NEAR STATIONARY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPED LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSHED INLAND INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST METRO REGIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER THE INTERIOR REGION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AND ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...AS THE SEA BREEZES MOVES INLAND. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE WHERE THE SEA BREEZES AND LAKE BREEZE COLLIDE. THE ACTIVITY OVER THE INTERIOR SHOULD END LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT AS THE HEATING OF THE DAY IS LOST. THERE COULD ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBILITY OF A THUNDERSTORM AGAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS LATE TONIGHT...AND THEY COULD MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE EAST COAST METRO REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO PLAN ON LEAVING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ACTIVITY OVER THE EAST COAST ZONES TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH A LITTLE WHILE SLOWLY THROUGH MONDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD BERMUDA. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH FLORIDA IN AN SOUTHEAST FLOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ACTIVITY ALONG THE EAST COAST TO AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACTIVITY INLAND AND WEST COAST. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 80 ALONG THE EAST COAST TO THE 70S FOR REST OF THE CWA...AND HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 EAST COAST TO THE LOWER TO MID 90S INTERIOR AND WEST COAST. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE ON SUNDAY FROM AROUND 105 ALONG THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS TO 105 TO 110 INLAND AND WEST COAST. THIS WILL KEEP THE EAST COAST METRO REGIONS FLIRTING NEAR HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH REST OF THIS WEEKEND. PLAN ON HEADLINE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 FOR THE EAST COAST METRO REGIONS...AND IN INTERIOR AND WEST COAST HEAT INDICES 105 TO 110 FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .EXTENDED FORECAST...THE LONG RANGE GFS MODELS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK...AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A TROPICAL WAVE JUST EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ISLANDS TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA LATE NEXT WEEK. SO PLAN ON KEEPING THE HIGH END CHANCE CAT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA FOR LATE NEXT WEEK. ONCE THE TROPICAL WAVE PASSES BY LATE NEXT WEEK...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL WEAKEN AND ALLOW THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO BUILD BACK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA NEXT WEEKEND. && .MARINE...NO REAL CHANGES THROUGH THE FORECAST CYCLE WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO EAST DIRECTION AND SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 80 91 78 90 / 10 20 20 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 82 90 80 89 / 10 10 20 20 MIAMI 81 92 79 91 / 10 20 20 30 NAPLES 75 94 74 93 / 30 40 30 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && BAXTER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1024 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ068-072-074-262200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 1024 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...MODERATE RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... ...ISOLATED STRONG AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY INLAND... ...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES 100 TO 105... LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THEY WILL TEND TO OCCUR IN SMALL SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS INCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE EXPECTED OVER INLAND AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES SHOULD BE MAINLY WEST OF THE METRO AREAS. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE HAIL. AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 80S AT THE BEACHES TO THE LOWER 90S INLAND. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES IN THE METRO AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 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 ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT TO NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-262200- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 1024 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...HEAT INDICES AROUND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... ...NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES EXPECTED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS... AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE AGAIN FROM THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE GULF COAST TO THE MID TO UPPER 90S WELL INLAND. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES AROUND 110 DEGREES ACROSS WEST FLORIDA AND INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE HEAT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...WEAR LIGHT COLORED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING HATS AND USE SUNSCREEN...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IF OUTDOOR WORK IS REQUIRED AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND IF POSSIBLE SEEK REFUGE INDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE HAIL. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 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 SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT TO NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 232 PM EDT SAT JUN 26 2004 FLZ067-261930- PALM BEACH WESTERN- 232 PM EDT SAT JUN 26 2004 THROUGH 330 PM EDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND MOVE SLOWLY WEST TOWARD THE SHORES OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR CANAL POINT AND PAHOKEE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado touched down on Sixth Avenue and traveled six blocks before lifting. Damage was to a roof, windows and trees.
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