Florida, 2005

Damaging Wind in Florida, July 25, 2005

July 25, 2005 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 25, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
230 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2005

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. HAS BUILT SOME
OVER OUR AREA.  THIS AND SOMEWHAT IN COMBINATION WITH TROPICAL STORM
FRANKLIN HAS BROUGHT DRIER AIR SOUTH IN THE ATLANTIC AND OVER THE
PENINSULA TO NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE AS SEEN ON THE SATELLITE.  HOWEVER
THE GPSMET DOES NOT SHOW ANY OF THIS DRYING YET SO WE STILL HAVE
PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION.  AT THE SURFACE WE
STILL HAVE A BROAD WEAK TROUGH OVER OUR ZONES.  FOR THE MOST PART WE
SHOULD KEEP THIS BROAD SURFACE TROUGH THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
ALOFT IT IS EXPECTED THAT AN UPPER WAVE OVER THE PACIFIC WILL
EVENTUALLY DIG DOWN NEAR THE END OF THE WEEK AND START TO PUT US
BACK TO A PATTERN SIMILAR TO THE ONE WITH WHICH WE STARTED THE
SUMMER.  ALSO THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC NORTH OF 35N SHOULD
REBUILD AS SOON AS FRANKLIN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY.  THIS WILL MEAN BY
THE WEEKEND OUR ZONES WILL BE UNDER THE EASTERN PORTION OF AND UPPER
TROUGH WITH A WEAK SURFACE PATTERN UNDERNEATH.  ALL OF THIS KEEPS US
IN A BASIC WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAK SOMEWHAT WESTERLY FLOW AT
THE SURFACE.  SO WE SHOULD SEE SEA BREEZES ON BOTH COASTS WITH THE
WEST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVING FURTHERN INLAND.  UNLESS WE HAVE SOME
DRIER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE THEN WE SHOULD HAVE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST.  HAVE
PUT THE PROBABILITIES NEAR CLIMATE.

TONIGHT WE ALSO HAVE SOME DRIER AIR MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN
SOUTH OF CUBA ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT HAS BROUGHT
SOME OF THE USUAL SUMMERTIME AFRICAN DUST.  THIS MIGHT WORK ITS WAY
TO NEAR OUR ZONES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY SO WILL KEEP THE PROBABILITIES
LOWER THAN CLIMATE THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...GOOD BOATING THROUGH THE FORECAST EXCEPT FOR ANY
CONVECTION. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 15 KNOTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS HERE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  75  93  77  92 /  20  40  10  30
FORT LAUDERDALE  78  93  76  93 /  20  30  10  30
MIAMI            78  93  77  93 /  20  30  10  30
NAPLES           76  90  77  90 /  20  20  10  20

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 9:30 AM EST, 6 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1030 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2005

FLZ063-066>075-260815-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
1020 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS...

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH
FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES, VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

FLOODING: DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY,
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MAIN
IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING WILL BE PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY
DRAINED AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.

TEMPERATURES: APPARENT TEMPERATURES, OR HEAT INDEX, WILL RISE
ABOVE 100 DEGREES AGAIN IN NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
EXCEPT FOR THOSE NEAR WATER BODIES. IT WILL FEEL LIKE 105 TO 109
IN THE WARMEST AREAS, ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

NO OTHER HAZADOURS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.

BAXTER

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When
July 25, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, North Miami
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
25.883, -80.183

FP&L reported trees, power lines and a power pole blown down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 5452041.