Florida, 2006

Damaging Wind in Florida, May 27, 2006

May 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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  • Tornadoes
  • 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
$500
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 May 27, 1:28 PM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:28 PM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
228 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...ATLC RIDGE WILL RETREAT EAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS
FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER NERN U.S. PUSHES OFFSHORE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH SUNDAY
AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOCAL SEA/LAKE BREEZES AND DIURNAL
HEATING BE THE DRIVING FACTOR DICTATING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH AFTERNOON CONVECTION CONCENTRATING OVER
INTERIOR SECTIONS. CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY DRY (EXCEPT FOR
AFTERNOON INLAND CONVECTION) THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A
MID/UPPER TROUGH...AND LATER A CUTOFF LOW...DIGS SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WHILE A DEEP LONG WAVE RIDGE DEVELOPS
FROM THE GULF TO NEW ENGLAND BRINGING A NORTH- NORTHEAST DRY FLOW
AND SUBSIDENCE ALOFT KEEPING PRECIP TO A MINIMUM. THE RIDGE WILL
BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER ERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF RAIN FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE LIGHT AND NEARLY CALM
SIDE THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS AS MEAN RH SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PATCHY FOG ACROSS
INLAND AREAS LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER AND WHERE
WE GET PRECIP TONIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  73  89  74  87 /  15  30  15  20
FORT LAUDERDALE  75  89  75  87 /  10  30  15  15
MIAMI            74  89  75  88 /  10  30  15  20
NAPLES           73  89  74  89 /   5  20  15  20

&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 9:00 AM EST, 9 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1000 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006

FLZ063-066>075-281000-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
1000 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...
...SCATTERED STORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEA BREEZES. SOME
OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES, SMALL HAIL, GUSTY WINDS TO 40 TO 50 MPH, AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

HAIL: THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WILL BE MORE
UNSTABLE ALLOWING THE STORMS TO TAP INTO THE DRIER AIR ALOFT.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL TO DEVELOP IN THE
STORMS, AND SOME LARGER HAIL IN THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA.

FLOODING: THE STEERING FLOW WILL BE LIGHT TODAY ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA ALLOWING FOR THE STORMS TO MOVE SLOWLY. THIS WILL
LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS AND POORLY DRAINED
LOCATIONS IN THE HEAVIEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING.

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

BAXTER

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Palm Beach

When
May 27, 6:35 PM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, Loxahatchee
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
26.683, -80.350

A rain gutter was blown off a house at Seminole-Pratt Whitney Road and Orange Blvd in Loxahatchee. Garbage cans were blown down the street, and a tarp was blown off a house. Power was out in the area.

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: 5502744.