Florida, 2006

Funnel Cloud in Florida, June 20, 2006

June 20, 2006 · 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 Jun 20, 8:58 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 8:58 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
958 AM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006

.UPDATE...WITH ONGOING SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE EAST COAST
AND ATLANTIC, DECIDED TO CHANGE TO SCATTERED THERE IN THE MORNING
AND GO TO ISOLATED IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH IS THE NORMAL DIURNAL
TREND WITH AN EAST FLOW. ALSO, FOR EARLY MORNING, ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA HAD ISOLD TSTMS ADVERTISED. CHANGED TO MENTION TSTMS IN
THE AFTERNOON ONLY FOR THE INTERIOR AND WEST. NOT MUCH ELSE
CHANGED EXCEPT FOR MINOR ELEMENT CHANGES TO THE GRIDS. ONLY MINOR
CHGS TO CWF PLANNED ATTM.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGES SHOWING A WELL
DEFINED MID/UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC EXTENDING
SOUTHWEST WITH AXIS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA AND INTO THE GULF
OF MEX. AN UPPER LOW ALONG THIS AXIS LOCATED JUST BETWEEN SOUTH
FLORIDA AND NRN BAHAMAS WITH MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ON THE
DIVERGENT SIDE (EAST). EARLIER SAT IMAGES WERE SHOWING THIS LOW
DRIFTING WESTWARD...HOWEVER LATER IMAGES HAVE SHOWN LITTLE IF ANY
MOVEMENT. NEITHER GFS NOR NAM BRING THIS LOW WEST OF THE FORECAST
AREA AND SO THEIR OUTPUT INDICATE ONLY LOW SCT POPS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FUTURE MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW IS SIGNIFICANT CAUSE A
WESTWARD MOVEMENT WILL PUT SOUTH FLORIDA UNDER THE DIVERGENT SIDE
AND THIS COULD BRING MORE RAIN THAN THE MODELS ARE ADVERTISING.
TAKING THIS INTO CONSIDERATION (DUE TO THE EARLIER MOVEMENT)
DECIDED TO KEEP LIKELY POPS FOR INTERIOR AREAS WITH SCT POPS
ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. THE REST OF THE FORECAST PACKAGE
(EXTENDED) WILL DEPEND ON THE INTERACTION OF THE M/U LEVEL TROUGH
AND SEVERAL OTHER TROPICAL FEATURES MOVING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD AND OF COURSE LOCAL EFFECTS. WILL GO
CLOSE TO CLIMO WITH SCT AFTERNOON POPS (HIGHEST OVER INLAND AREAS)
AND ADJUST AS WE SEE THROUGH.

MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE ON THE LOW SIDE THROUGH THE ENTIRE
FORECAST PERIOD.

FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME WITH MEAN RH VALUES
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE 35 PERCENT.

&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:18 AM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
518 AM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006

FLZ063-066>075-210930-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
518 AM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006

...A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: STRONG HEATING AND SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA, MOST NUMEROUS
AND STRONGEST OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE STORMS WILL
MOVE TOWARDS THE GULF COAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HAIL: THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD CONTAIN HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FLOODING: A FEW STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD CAUSE
MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA EACH
DAY, FAVORING INTERIOR AND GULF COASTAL LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

DG

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Miami-Dade

When
June 20, 10:38 AM EST to 10:42 AM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, Kendall
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two separate funnel cloud reports received in the Kendall area, one near the Turnpike and Miller Drive and the other near Tamiami Airport.

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.

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: 5511041.