1 funnel cloud, 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 Sep 7, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 220 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 .DISCUSSION...FLOW IS GRADUALLY BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BUILDS OVER THE PENINSULA IN THE WAKE OF FRANCIS. IN ADDITION...GRADIENT FLOW IS GRADUALLY DECREASING ALLOWING FOR MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL PATTERN TO BECOME ESTABLISHED WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW IN PLACE. THE EVENING HOURS WILL SEE CONTINUED SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT FOR ALL BUT SOUTHWEST COAST. FOR THE NEXT 2-3 DAYS...EARLIER ETA AND GFS RUNS DIFFERED CONCERNING THE ARRIVAL TIME AND EXTENT OF DRY AIR MOVING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA OFF THE ATLANTIC...THE BYPRODUCT OF SUBSIDENT HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST. LATEST RUNS FROM 12Z ARE MORE IN HARMONY KEEPING MOIST CONDITIONS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MOST OF THE WORK WEEK. WITH THIS IN MIND...OPTED FOR MORE SEASONAL CHANCE/LIKELY POPS THROUGH THURSDAY. LOOKING AHEAD...EVERYTHING IN PREDICATED ON TRACK OF HURRICANE IVAN. LATEST NHC FORECAST TRACK AND CONSENSUS OF MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A CLOSE BRUSH WITH SOUTH FLORIDA AS THE CENTER MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF. ADJUSTED EXTENDED RANGE PARAMETERS FOR THIS SHIFT TO THE WEST. SEE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THE FORECAST TRACK OF IVAN. FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS ON EAST SIDE OF THE STORM WITH CONTINUED SQUALLS THROUGH MONDAY. KEPT LIKELY POPS FOR THAT TIME. && .MARINE...WILL GO WITH EXERCISE CAUTION CRITERIA THROUGH THE EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. WAVES HEIGHTS DIMINISHING ACCORDINGLY. && .FIRE WEATHER...HIGH DISPERSIONS INTO TOMORROW. OTHERWISE NO HIGHLIGHTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 78 90 77 90 / 40 40 20 40 FORT LAUDERDALE 79 91 78 90 / 20 40 20 40 MIAMI 78 91 78 91 / 20 40 20 40 NAPLES 78 89 78 90 / 30 40 20 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1148 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 FLZ063-066>075-072000- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 1148 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS GULF BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON... ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... THE PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WHICH HAS PERSISTED OVER THE GULF WATERS THE PAST FEW DAYS...ALONG WITH A CONTINUED GUSTY ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON...WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE GULF BEACHES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 205 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 FLZ071-072-074-071835- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD- 205 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 ...STRONG STORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN FORT LAUDERDALE METRO AREA SHORTLY... AT 205 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...JUST WEST OF KROME AVENUE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF FORT LAUDERDALE BY 215 PM. AREAS TO BE AFFECTED WILL BE MIRAMAR AND PEMBROKE PINES. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. DG
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A SKYWARN spotter saw a funnel cloud that quickly dissipated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 2004
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: 5422495.