Florida, 2005

Damaging Wind in Florida, July 29, 2005

July 29, 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 29, 1:00 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:00 PM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2005

.DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM FORECAST WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY
UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL TROUGH
JUST EAST OF IT OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS. BELIEVE GFS HAS A BETTER
HANDLE OF THESE FEATURE (AT LEAST INITIAL LOCATION OF UPPER LOW
JUST WEST OF ANDROS...BETTER THAN NAM). THIS LOW WILL MOVE WEST
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WILL BE JUST WEST OF THE KEYS BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PUT SOUTH FLORIDA UNDER FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. AT THE SAME TIME...THE LOW LEVEL
TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA SAT MORNING ENHANCING LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE. WILL INDICATE LIKELY POPS FOR SAT TO ACCOUNT
FOR THIS.

LOW LEVEL ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD WEST INTO EASTERN GULF OF
MEX BY SUN. THIS WILL RESULT IN PREVAILING EAST WINDS THAT WILL
TEND TO KEEP AFTERNOON CONVECTION CONFINED TO INTERIOR AND WEST
SECTIONS. WILL KEEP LOW SCT POPS EAST COAST THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...HOWEVER WILL INDICATE HIGH SCT POPS FOR NAPLES AS AS WEST
COAST WILL LIKELY BE MORE ACTIVE WITH THIS REGIME.

THE ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THE TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER THE
LEEWARD ISS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS LOOKING MORE IMPRESSIVE EARLIER (FRI
MORNING) IT NOW SHOWS A MORE RAGGED LOOK. OBSERVATIONS FROM THE
LEEWARD ISLAND/AND QUICKSCAT SHOW NO CIRCULATION WITH THIS SYSTEM.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT EFFECT IF ANY WILL HAVE ON OUR EXTENDED
FORECAST? WELL SOME GUIDANCE DEVELOP THIS SYSTEM INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE AND BRING IT TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS BEFORE TURNING IT
NORTHWEST WITHOUT MUCH EFFECT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. GFS ON THE OTHER
HAND...TREATS THIS SYSTEM AS OPEN WAVE AND BRING IT TO FLORIDA
SOMETIME BETWEEN LATE WED THROUGH THU EVENING. WILL TEND TO GO
CLOSER TO GFS SOLUTION...GIVEN THE RAGGED LOOK OF THE SYSTEM...BUT
STILL WILL WAIT FOR ANOTHER RUN OF THE MODELS BEFORE MAKING
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

&&

.MARINE...SFC WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS RANGE DUE TO
TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT...SO SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD...BUT
REMAINING BELOW SCA CRITERIA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...MEAN RH WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH
THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 78 89 78 90 / 30 50 30 20
FORT LAUDERDALE 79 88 79 89 / 30 50 30 20
MIAMI           79 90 79 91 / 30 50 40 30
NAPLES          76 89 76 90 / 20 60 40 50

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 11:06 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1206 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2005

FLZ063-066>075-301000-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
1206 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...SCATTERED MAINLY INLAND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS. A FEW
OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

HANDEL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When
July 29, 1:21 PM EST
Where
Broward County, 8 mi W of Plantation
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.083, -80.333

Two large mahogany trees were blown down and a screened enclosure was damaged.

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: 5452044.