Florida, 2005

Funnel Cloud in Florida, November 6, 2005

November 6, 2005 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, 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 Nov 6, 9:25 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 9:25 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
925 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

.UPDATE...COUPLE OF SMALL SHOWERS THIS MORNING EXTREME SOUTHEAST
BROWARD COUNTY LIKELY TO DRY UP BEFORE NOON. MORNING SOUNDING ALONG
WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATING DRY AIR STILL ENTRENCHED ACROSS
THE REGION. WILL ISSUE MID/LATE MORNING UPDATE TO REMOVE MENTION OF
SHOWERS EAST COAST...OTHERWISE NO BIG CHANGES.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRES AT MID LEVELS AND UP OVER THE AREA
TODAY THROUGH SAT WITH SYSTEM PERSISTENTLY DEFLECTING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGHS WELL N OF AREA. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE MID ATLC
/SE U.S. COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD AS WELL WITH A PERSISTENT NORTH
-EASTERLY WIND FLOW KEEPING DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE SHUNTED TO THE
S...MAINLY OVER THE CARIBBEAN. NOT TO SAY THAT LOW POPS CANNOT BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BUT 20% OR LESS ALL THAT EXPECTED. TEMPS
TO RUN A SMIDGEN ABOVE CLIMO THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&
.MARINE...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS 15 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
NO HIGHLIGHTS.

&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS/CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.

&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  84  73  85  73 /  0  5  0  5
FORT LAUDERDALE  83  75  84  74 /  0  5  0  5
MIAMI            84  74  85  73 /  0  5  0  5
NAPLES           85  69  86  69 /  0  0  0  0

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 5:43 AM EST, 7 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
543 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

FLZ063-066>075-071045-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
542 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:49 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Miami-Dade

When
November 6, 12:50 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, Westwood Lakes
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters sighted funnel clouds near SW 117th Avenue and 48th Street around 12:30 PM, and west of The Falls in Kendall shortly after 1 PM. The funnel clouds developed along the sea-breeze front and were short-lived.

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5481483.