Florida, 2005

Heavy Rain in Florida, June 12, 2005

June 12, 2005 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Jun 12, 8:50 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:50 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
950 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

.UPDATED...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEING DEVELOPING
EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND GULF WATERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS AND OVER
SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH REST OF TODAY...AS THE AMX SOUNDING FROM THIS
MORNING WAS SHOWING THE PWAT AT 2.24 INCHES.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE SLOW MOVERS OVER THE CWA
THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS HAS BUILT INTO THE CWA AREA. SO ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH SOME LOW
LYING FLOODING DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUNDS.

SO THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST IS TO ADD LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
IN THE ZONES.

FOR THE MARINE PACKAGE...THE WINDS HAVE DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
OVER ALL OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS. SO PLAN ON DROPPING THE HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES DOWN TO
MODERATE RISK FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

&&
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.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SURFACE RIDGE IN THE ATLANTIC HAS MOVED BACK
OVER THE PENINSULA.  THE UPPER RIDGE IS STILL PRIMARILY OVER THE
ATLANTIC BUT WILL BE SHIFTING WEST AS THE REMAINS OF THE TROPICAL
STORM MOVE OUT OF ITS WAY.  THE UPPER LOW BETWEEN 60W AND 70W HAS
SHOWN SOME MOVEMENT WEST HOWEVER NOT AS MUCH AS EXPECTED.  THE
ATLANTIC RIDGE HAS HELPED TO BRING THE DRIER AIR OVER THE ATLANTIC
WEST TO NEAR 73W/74W EARLY THIS MORNING.  THIS AIR IS DRY ENOUGH TO
DROP PROBABILITIES NOTICEABLY BELOW NORMAL IF IT MANAGES TO MAKE IT
OVER FLORIDA.  WITH THE UPPER LOW NOT MOVING AS FAST TO THE WEST
THERE IS A SOMEWHAT BETTER CHANCE FOR THIS DRYING TO MOVE INTO SOUTH
FLORIDA ON MONDAY. HOWEVER WILL WAIT UNTIL THIS SHOWS UP IN THE MYNN
RAOB BEFORE DECIDING TO REALLY DROP OUR PROBABILITIES.

THE IMPORTANT FEATURE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL BE THE DEEP
EASTERLY FLOW.  THIS GIVES US MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON CONVECTION
IN THE EAST AND AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WEST.

WE STILL HAVE THE WELL ANCHORED UPPER RIDGE OVER MEXICO AND THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WHICH SHOULD HELP ACCOUNT FOR MORE UPPER TROUGHING
OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND FLORIDA WITH TIME.  ESPECIALLY SINCE THE
ATLANTIC UPPER LOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST.  SO BY MID WEEK
WE SHOULD BE UNDER A BROAD WEAK UPPER TROUGH WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE
ALSO HAVING WEAKENED.  THIS WILL LEAD TO THE REVERSAL OF THE
CONVECTION TIMING BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN ZONES.  IT SHOULD
ALSO MEAN THAT DEEPER MOISTURE HAS BEEN PULLED UP FROM THE
CARIBBEAN.  SO WOULD EXPECT AT LEAST NEAR NORMAL PROBABILITIES.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN JUST HOW STRONG THIS UPPER
SYSTEM WILL BE.

&&

.MARINE...SURFACE RIDGE SEEMS TO HAVE A STABILIZED GRADIENT NOW SO
ALTHOUGH WE CAN STILL SEE SOME GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS TODAY DO NOT PLAN
ON ANY CAUTION.  OTHERWISE WINDS SHOULD STAY 15 KNOTS OR LESS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...SOME DRYING POSSIBLE ON MONDAY HOWEVER SHOULD STILL
BE ABOVE ANY DANGER THRESHOLDS.

&&

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

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 9:39 AM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1039 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

FLZ063-066>075-130930-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
1039 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA, LAKE
OKEECHOBEE, AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...RISK OF MODERATE RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA...
...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EVENING FOR ALL AREAS...

RIP CURRENTS: THE WINDS WILL BE EAST TODAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH ALONG
THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THEREFORE...THERE IS A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF
SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN
AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE METROPOLITAN
EAST COAST EXTENDING WEST OVER THE EVERGLADES AND INTO THE
METRO WEST COAST. HEAVY RAINFALL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS.

FLOODING: WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS BEING SLOW MOVERS THIS AFTERNOON
OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED, ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCES HEAVY RAINFALL CAN CAUSE LOW LYING
FLOODING. REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH THE WATER. TURN ROUND, DO NOT DROWN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Collier

When
June 12, 11:40 AM EST
Where
Collier County, Golden Gate
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of one to three inches fell in one hour causing street flooding in Golden Gate and at Vanderbilt Beach.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5454171.