Florida, 2006

Damaging Wind in Florida, April 27, 2006

April 27, 2006 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 Apr 27, 1:04 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 1:04 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
204 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS PUSHING THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA
CURRENTLY...AND SHOULD BE THROUGH THE PENINSULA LATER THIS EVENING.
A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTH
FLORIDA CURRENTLY. THIS IS COOLING TEMERATURES AS IT MOVES
SOUTH...LIMITING INSTABILITY. IN ADDITION...MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW
IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER IS SURPRESSING CHANCES OF WINDS BACKING OVER
THE EAST COAST.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THE 12Z
SOUNDING SHOWED DECENT DRYING IN THE LOWER LEVELS...AND SOME OF THIS
MUST BE MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WHERE DEW POINTS ARE GRADUALLY
FALLING. WILL HOLD THE CHANCE TRW FOR THE AFTERNOON OVER THE
SOUTHERN PENINSULA AND ATLANTIC WATERS...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WILL PUT SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
AREAS ELSEWHERE FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON.

DRY PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPS NOT AS WARM
AS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...JUST BELOW CLIMO NORMS. WINDS WILL VEER
NORTHEASTERLY BY LATE SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST ALLOWING
TEMPS AND MOISTURE TO RECOVER A LITTLE. GFS STILL SHOWS A WEAK FRONT
ON MONDAY...BUT CONTINUES TO BACK OFF AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE
ZONAL.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS OVER ATLANTIC WATERS WILL PICK UP TO CAUTION
LEVELS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SUBSIDE. HOWEVER...NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL ALLOW ATLANTIC WATERS TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY VALUES OVER THE
GULF STREAM ON FRIDAY. WAVEWATCH III CONTINUES TO SHOW AT LEAST
MODERATE SWELL CONDITIONS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...DUE TO
NORTHEAST FETCH AROUND LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST. HAVE
INCREASED SWELL HEIGHTS ACCORDINGLY. IF SWELL HEIGHTS GET AS HIGH
AS ADVERTISED IN WAVEWATCH...MAY SEE SOME SURF ALONG PALM BEACH
AND MAYBE BROWARD COASTS. THIS IN TURN MAY INCREASE RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR WILL DIP TO BELOW 35% OVER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OVER INLAND AREAS AROUND THE LAKE. DONT SEE REQUIRED
DURATION OR 15 MPH WINDS. WEEKEND WILL SEE DEW POINTS UP A LITTLE
MORE...NO FURTHER FIRE ISSUES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  69  83  69  80 /   0   0   0   5
FORT LAUDERDALE  69  83  70  81 /   0   0   5   5
MIAMI            69  84  69  81 /   0   0   5   5
NAPLES           68  83  65  84 /   0   0   5   5

&&

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

EC
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:00 PM EST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
400 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006

FLZ063-066>075-281330-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
400 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LARGE NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED BY A DEVELOPING GALE OVER THE
NORTHWEST ATLANTIC MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC WATERS
OFF PALM BEACH COUNTY LATE SATURDAY...REACHING A PEAK ON SUNDAY. THE
SWELLS MAY RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS DURING THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

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

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 5 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When
April 27, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, Miami New Tamiami Ar
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
25.650, -80.433

The ASOS at Tamiami Airport in West Kendall (KTMB) recorded a wind gust of 62 mph.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5501106.