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 Jun 20, 8:30 AM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 930 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 .UPDATE...THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS THAT THE FLOODING HAS A WAY OF CREEPING UP ON YOU. MUCH OF THE RAINFALL IS MODERATE WITH SOME AREAS OF HEAVY. THESE ARE TRAINING AND WE CAN SEE SOME AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. SO HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO INCREASE PROBABILITIES AND EXPAND THE FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE ALL OF OUR AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT IS IN COLLIER THIS MORNING AND BASICALLY OVER ALL OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. && .DISCUSSION...UPPER TROUGH REMAINS TO THE NW OF AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH THAT EXTENDS NE FROM THE YUCATAN OVER S FLA SLOWLY MOVES N TODAY INTO TUE SPREADING DEEP MOISTURE OVER ALL OF S FLA NEXT 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD. THIS COMBINES WITH STRONG UPWARD ISENTROPIC LIFT AND GOOD SPEED DIVERGENCE ALOFT TO KEEP S FLA UNDER A HIGH THREAT OF RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN FELL IN MIAMI-DADE SUN BUT THIS SHOULD EXPAND N. UPPER LEVEL WINDS PERSIST FROM THE SW AND BEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE E ZONES TODAY WHERE ANY POTENTIAL FLOODING PROBLEMS A.K.A. FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH 800 PM THIS EVENING. SYNOPTIC PATTERN SHOULD RETURN TO A MORE NORMAL PATTERN BY THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER TROUGH FILLS AND RETROGRADES W AND THE ATLC RIDGE BEGINS TO NOSE INTO S FLA. COOLER TODAY/TUE DUE TO CLOUD COVER WITH SOME GRADUAL WARMING TO CLIMO BY MIDWEEK. && .MARINE...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK OVER S FLA AND WINDS WILL REMAIN FOR THE MOST PART 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH FRI. SEAS WILL RUN BETWEEN 1 TO 3 FEET. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SHOWER/THUNDER -STORM ACTIVITY AS SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. GFS INSISTS ON DEVELOPING A SURFACE LOW ALONG TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE YUCATAN NE THROUGH THE GULF AND ACROSS THE FLA PENINSULA. CAN BUY THE PERSISTENCE OF INVERTED TROUGH BUT NOT A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING AT THIS TIME. WINDS S/SW SHIFTING TO EAST BUT GFS SPEEDS DISCOUNTED. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS/CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 85 74 86 75 / 80 50 70 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 86 75 87 76 / 80 50 70 40 MIAMI 85 75 86 75 / 80 50 70 40 NAPLES 86 74 87 75 / 60 50 60 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 856 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 FLZ063-066>075-211300- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 856 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE, AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH 8 PM TONIGHT... FLOODING: WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ON TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND THE GUSTY WINDS. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO OCCUR WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL URBAN FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA FOR TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1149 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 FLZ071>075-201645- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-MAINLAND MONROE-WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN DADE- 1149 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTIES... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EVERGLADES WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN SUBURBAN AREAS FROM MIRAMAR AND PEMBROKE PINES SOUTH TO KENDALL BY 1 PM. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1235 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 FLZ071>074-201730- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN DADE- 1235 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHWEST BROWARD COUNTIES... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA FROM PEMBROKE PINES AND MIRAMAR THROUGH MIAMI LAKES TO NEAR KENDALE LAKES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning strike on the roof of a house caused an attic fire and damaged electrical circuitry.
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