1 rip current, 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 7, 2:24 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED POINT TEMPS/POPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
324 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005
...INITIAL EFFECTS FROM HURRICANE DENNIS COULD REACH SOUTH FLORIDA
FRIDAY EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...DENNIS HAS BEEN FOLLOWING A MORE NORTHWESTWARD TRACK
THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED TODAY. MODEL GUIDANCE AND THE OFFICIAL
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TRACK FORECAST HAVE SHIFTED THE
HURRICANE A BIT CLOSER TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS
PREDICTED TO BE A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO ON SATURDAY. THIS MAY BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AS FAR
EAST AS THE MIAMI AREA...WHILE STRONGER TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
COULD BE EXPERIENCED ALONG THE GULF COAST...CLOSER TO THE CENTER
OF CIRCULATION. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM GOLDEN
BEACH ON THE ATLANTIC TO BONITA BEACH ON THE GULF SIDE.
EXPECT SHOWERS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY...SPREADING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND BECOMING MORE
FREQUENT DURING THE EVENING. THE GULF COAST MAY NOT SEE MANY
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE DAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO SOAR EARLY ON
WITH EASTERLY FLOW.
BY SATURDAY...DENNIS WILL BE NEAREST TO SOUTH FLORIDA OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THUS...WINDY AND SQUALLY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ASSUMING A TRACK WHERE KEEPS THE HEAVIEST RAIN JUST
OFFSHORE. WHILE OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH
SPIRAL BANDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...BREAKS IN HEAVIER RAIN
SHOULD KEEP PRECIP AMOUNTS SHY OF FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE. TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE ELEVATED ON FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY AS WE ARE
IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM.
FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PERIODS AFTER SUNDAY. STILL LOOKS A
BIT MOIST WITH SCATTERED MAINLY DAYTIME SHOWERS THROUGH THE
FORECAST.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER THE BAHAMAS AND CUBA IN
ADVANCE OF DENNIS. WINDS APPROACHING 15 KNOTS OVER OUR ATLANTIC
ZONES AT THE MOMENT. THUS WILL GO WITH A CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR
THE ATLANTIC ZONES. WINDS WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO RESPOND IN THE
GULF...BUT WILL PICK UP IN EARNEST EARLY FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN OUR SOUTHERN ATLANTIC ZONES AND ESPECIALLY
OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. TIMING WOULD BE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. CONDITIONS IMPROVING A BIT ON SUNDAY...BUT RECOVER MUCH
MORE BY MONDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 79 88 79 86 / 40 80 80 70
FORT LAUDERDALE 79 87 79 86 / 40 80 80 70
MIAMI 77 88 77 86 / 40 80 80 70
NAPLES 78 92 78 86 / 30 70 80 80
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR MIAMI-DADE, COLLIER,
AND MAINLAND MONROE.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH UNTIL FROM GOLDEN BEACH TO BONITA BEACH
INCLUDING COASTAL MIAMI-DADE, COLLIER, AND MAINLAND MONROE.
AM...TROPICAL STORM WATCH GOLDEN BEACH TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO THE
TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS INCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ALL GULF OF MEXICO MARINE ZONES.
&&
HANDELHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1200 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 FLZ063-066>068-070>075-080915- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE- DADE METROPOLITAN-MAINLAND MONROE- 1200 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH STORMS THAT DEVELOP. RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY, DUE TO INCREASING WINDS TO AROUND 15 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY... THE OUTER FRINGES OF HURRICANE DENNIS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MIAMI-DADE AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON SATURDAY. REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FLZ069-080915- WESTERN COLLIER- 505 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES OF NEAR 95 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON, IN COMBINATION WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY, WILL MAKE IT FEEL AS IF IT IS NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE HEAT INDEX REACHES 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER, SUNSTROKE, HEAT CRAMPS, OR HEAT EXHAUSTION BECOME LIKELY AND HEAT STROKE BECOMES POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY... THE OUTER FRINGES OF HURRICANE DENNIS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON SATURDAY. REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong east winds created by Hurricane Dennis created rip currents that drowned a man off Hollywood Beach.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Broward | 2005-07-07 | 70 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2005
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: 5452815.