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 Jul 14, 1:33 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 233 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE STILL STATIONARY OVER MUCH OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN WITH AXIS GENERALLY ALONG 30 DEGREES NORTH. THIS HAS NOT BUDGED AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH OVER THE NEXT WEEK. THUS...EASTERLY BREEZES WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO SPARE THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES FROM MUCH IN THE WAY OF AFTERNOON STORMS BUT WILL MAINTAIN THE SLIM CHANCES OF A MORNING SHOWER. AN INCREASINGLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL MEAN SCATTERED MAINLY INLAND STORMS OVER THE EASTERN METRO AREAS...AND MORE NUMEROUS STORMS OVER INLAND AND WEST COAST AREAS. UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WILL CROSS SOUTH FLORIDA LATE ON FRIDAY. THIS COULD ENHANCE THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION. CURRENT POPS ALREADY A BIT ABOVE GUIDANCE AND UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH TIMING THAT APPEARS TO BE OFFSET FROM PEAK DIURNAL HEATING MAY LIMIT COVERAGE SOMEWHAT...SO CURRENT 50-60 POPS LOOK FAIRLY GOOD AT THE MOMENT. HURRICANE EMILY WILL CROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA THIS WEEKEND AND WILL STAY WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. IN FACT...LATEST MODEL RUNS AND DISTANT SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD RESULT IN ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. && .MARINE...NO PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS. ONLY SLIGHT INCREASES IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY OVER OUR EXTREME SOUTHERN WATERS AS EMILY IS AT HER CLOSEST POINT TO SOUTH FLORIDA...PERHAPS MORE THAN 400 MILES AWAY. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 78 89 79 90 / 20 40 20 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 79 88 80 89 / 20 40 20 50 MIAMI 78 89 79 90 / 20 50 20 50 NAPLES 76 92 76 92 / 20 50 20 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && 55
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 956 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 FLZ063-066>075-150845- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 945 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED EACH DAY. A FEW STORMS ON FRIDAY COULD BECOME STRONG, CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. AMZ630-650-651-670-671-150845- BISCAYNE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS- 945 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WATERSPOUTS: A LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW COMBINED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND BISCAYNE BAY THROUGH TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1241 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 FLZ068-141730- PALM BEACH EASTERN- 1241 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 AT 1240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF DELRAY BEACH...BETWEEN THE TURNPIKE AND US 441. THIS STORM WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY WEST AND WILL AFFECT THIS AREA THROUGH 130 PM. EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL... AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED IF THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STRENGTHENS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT 305.229.4522 TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck and damaged the roofs of two homes in Weston. There were no fires and no one was injured.
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