3 tropical storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 EYW wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 1:20 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
FLORIDA KEYS AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 220 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 .DISCUSSION... .CURRENTLY... KBYX DETECTS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. SKIES OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN ARE CLOUDY. WINDS OVER LAND ARE EAST TO SOUTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. C-MAN WINDS...ON AVERAGE...ARE EAST TO SOUTHEAST NEAR 20 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 80S. ONLY ABOUT FIVE DEGREES OF COOLING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER...AS WELL AS STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS OVER WATER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80S. .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE OFFSHORE WATERS WELL SOUTH OF THE DRY TORTUGAS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WILL PASS NEAR OR OVER THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA SOMETIME AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDY AND RAINY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE KEYS...ESPECIALLY THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM ARLENE SHOULD TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO FRIDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL STORM ARLENE MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE KEYS. TROPICAL STORM ARLENE SHOULD BE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE...AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... THE GFS NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE WANTS TO DEVELOP AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUNDAY. THE GFS NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE THEN DEPICTS THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA AND INTO THE BAHAMAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW...THIS SOLUTION WILL BE IGNORED. THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL BE BASED CLOSER TO THE NAM NUMERICAL MODEL SOLUTION OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...BUT NOT AS STRONG OF A RIDGE AS THE NAM NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE DEPICTS. && .MARINE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE WATERS SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THE MARQUESAS KEYS LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS FRIDAY MORNING WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TIME PERIODS. FOR NOW...THE FORECAST WILL CONTAIN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BUT THIS COULD BE ON THE LOW SIDE. && .AVIATION... EXPECT THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE CONVECTION TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE ROUTE. PERIODIC MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OF THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AS HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN RAINBANDS MOVE ACROSS THE KMTH AND KEYW ISLAND TERMINALS. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING AT THE KEYW TERMINAL AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS AT THE KMTH TERMINAL. WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHEN PLANNING YOUR FLIGHT...PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST TERMINAL FORECASTS....OBSERVATIONS...AND SIGMETS/AIRMETS. YOUR PIREPS ARE APPRECIATED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KEY WEST 79 86 80 88 / 80 60 40 40 MARATHON 77 87 80 89 / 80 60 40 40 && .EYW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL KEYS WATERS...GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075. TROPICAL STORM WARNING...GMZ075. && PUBLIC/MARINE/DIGITAL...............BS AVIATION/NOWCASTS/WARNINGS..........DAF UPPER AIR/DATA ACQUISITION..........MP/TT HLS/TROPICAL WEATHER COORDINATOR....AD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 830 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-101000- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 830 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC STRENGTHENS. DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE COUPLED WITH ADEQUATE ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR INCREASING WINDS. BY TONIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER MARINE LOCATIONS AND NEAR 20 MPH OVER ISLAND LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THEREAFTER. STRONG WINDS FRIDAY WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GIVE WAY TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AS TROPICAL STORM ARLENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE KEYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 150 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 FLZ076>078-092200- MONROE LOWER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE UPPER KEYS- 150 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS IMPACTING THE FLORIDA KEYS... HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS...ACCOMPANIED BY SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH...WILL BE AFFECTING THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS CROSSING BRIDGES ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY...AS WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ALONG THE ELEVATED EXPOSED BRIDGE SPANS. HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE MILE...AS WELL AS PRODUCE MINOR STREET FLOODING. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR SALT WATER OVERWASH ALONG ROADWAYS WITH AN ATLANTIC EXPOSURE...SUCH AS SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD IN KEY WEST...OR THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT. MONITOR THE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DEVANAS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 600 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 FLZ076>078-100300- MONROE LOWER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE UPPER KEYS- 600 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO IMPACT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... OCCASIONAL SQUALLS...ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WILL PERIODICALLY AFFECT THE ISLAND CHAIN INTO TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES...AS WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ALONG THE ELEVATED EXPOSED BRIDGE SPANS. THE STRONGER SQUALLS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE MILE AND GENERATE MODERATE STREET FLOODING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR SALT WATER OVERWASH ALONG ROADWAYS WITH AN ATLANTIC EXPOSURE...SUCH AS SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD IN KEY WEST...OR THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND BRAKING DISTANCE...AND REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS AND OR WARNINGS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST-.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm Arlene. Peak wind gusts 41 knots (47 mph) at Key West International Airport, 40 knots (46 mph) at Key West Naval Air Station, and 38 knots (44 mph) at Sand Key C-MAN. Wind damage limited to small tree limbs.
Tropical Storm Arlene. Peak wind gusts to 44 knots (51 mph) recorded at Duck Key, 38 knots (44 mph) at Sombrero Key Light C-MAN, and 36 knots (41 mph) at Long Key C-MAN. Damage limited to small tree limbs.
Tropical Storm Arlene. Wind damage to porches, eaves and screens on four homes on Lower Matecumbe Key. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph estimated by emergency management.
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, June 2005The 2005 hurricane season
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: 5459291, 5459290, 5459289.