1 thunderstorm wind, 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 EYW wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 5, 8:45 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
FLORIDA KEYS AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 945 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005 .DISCUSSION... .CURRENTLY... KBYX DETECTS A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WEST OF HALFMOON SHOAL LIGHT. THERE IS A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. ALMOST THE ENTIRE MARINE ZONE FROM KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS IS COVERED WITH RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...KBYX DETECTS LIGHT RAIN OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY. ELSEWHERE...KBYX DETECTS NO PRECIPITATION ECHOES. SKIES OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN ARE CLOUDY. WINDS OVER LAND ARE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. C-MAN WINDS...ON AVERAGE...ARE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH NEAR 15 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOWER 80S. ONLY ABOUT FOUR DEGREES OF WARMING IS EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO PLENTY OF CLOUDS...AS WELL AS GENTLE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH SURFACE WINDS OVER WATER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S. .SHORT TERM (TODAY)... SIMPLY PUT...IF THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS HOLDS TOGETHER...ALL ISLAND LOCATIONS WILL SEE MEASURABLE RAINFALL TODAY. THE ZONE FORECASTS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE UPDATED TO RAISE POPS ABOVE ALL NUMERICAL MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS. && .MARINE... OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 15 KNOTS OR LESS TODAY. && .AVIATION... IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIME THIS AFTERNOON AT KEYW AND KMTH...AS WELL AS ALONG THE KMIA-KEYW FLIGHT ROUTE. THERE IS A CONVECTIVE SIGMET IN EFFECT FOR THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WEST OF KEY WEST. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS...OBSERVATIONS...AND AIRMETS/SIGMETS BEFORE PLANNING YOUR FLIGHT. && .EYW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && BS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 600 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005 FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-061000- 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- 600 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A TROUGH AND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND SOUTH FROM THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE...AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. A FEW OF THE THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE QUITE STRONG...WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...OR 40 MPH. ALSO...THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST SHORT TERM FORECASTS...STATEMENTS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. K. KASPER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1009 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005 FLZ078-051500- MONROE LOWER KEYS- 1009 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE LOWER KEYS... AT 1005 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED 30 MILES WEST OF KEY WEST... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THE LOWER KEYS...AND WILL REACH KEY WEST BY 1100 AM...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY INSIDE UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THESE STORMS FROM YOUR KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LEE
The Key West radar (KBYX), 8 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:14 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree downed at Front Street and 16th Terrace in Key West. 5-inch diameter limbs down on 12th Street in Key West.
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