A severe thunderstorm moved south out of Miami-Dade County on the mainland, crossed the east end of Florida Bay, and produced sporadic wind damage throughout North Key Largo, Key Largo and Rock Harbor.
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The episode as NWS KEY wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm moved south out of Miami-Dade County on the mainland, crossed the east end of Florida Bay, and produced sporadic wind damage throughout North Key Largo, Key Largo and Rock Harbor.
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 Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 1:30 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 230 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 .DISCUSSION... NOW...IT DOES APPEAR TO SOME EXTENT THAT THE CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROF DROPPING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. STATIONS UNDER THE CLOUD COVER ARE REPORTING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S...WHERE STATIONS IN THE CLEAR ARE IN THE UPPER 80S. AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON...THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT WEST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT. EAST COAST DEVELOPMENT STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES. THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TIP OF SOUTH FLORIDA HAS BEEN CLOUDLESS...AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTIONS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED CONVECTION...WITH SOME STRONG STORMS NEAR OCEAN REEF. HOWEVER...IT IS STILL EXTREMELY EARLY...AND SEVERE CONVECTION COULD CERTAINLY FIRE ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. THEREFORE...NO CHANGES TO FIRST PERIOD FORECAST WILL BE MADE. TOMORROW...THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTH GEORGIA PULLS OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC...WHERE IT WILL BEGIN A SLOW PROGRESSION NORTHEASTWARD. THE WEAK TROF ENTERING SOUTH FLORIDA WILL DROP IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE FLORIDA KEYS EARLY...THEN START TO LIFT NORTHWARD AS THE UPPER LOW PULLS NORTHEASTWARD. WITH THIS SLIGHT RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM THE EAST...FROM A RELATIVE SENSE...WITH FLOW BECOMING ANTICYCLONIC IN THE STRAITS AND WINDS VEERING SOUTHERLY. THURSDAY EVENING...THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE STRAITS WITH THE SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE LOWEST 10KM. THE GFS SHOWS A BIT SHARPER TROUGH DEVELOPING FROM THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. EITHER WAY DEEP LAYER MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THURSDAY EVENING. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH THE LOW IN THE CARIBBEAN AND ASSOCIATED TROF IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF...AND RIDGING PUSHING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...DEEP LAYER MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE WARNING AREA. MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE SATURATED FOR BOTH DAYS...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER IN THE 2.25 INCH RANGE WITH SATURATION THROUGH THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE. GFS MOS 12 HOUR POPS IN THE LIKELY CATEGORY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH CHANCE THROUGH SATURDAY. MAY BE LOOKING AT A LENGTHY PRECIP EVENT...WITH STRATIFORM RAIN AND EMBEDDED CONVECTION. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS THE LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MOVES WESTWARD AND WEAKENS...IT WILL HAVE LESS OF AN INFLUENCE ON THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS OVER SOUTH OR CENTRAL FLORIDA. A SLIGHT DRYING TREND SHOULD BEGIN WITH MORE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER. && .MARINE... WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH SEAS OUTSIDE THE REEF GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 FEET. MAIN THREAT TO MARINERS THROUGH TOMORROW REMAINS THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND LIGHTNING. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO VEER SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT KEYW AND KMTH THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SHORT-LIVED (20 MINUTES OR LESS) MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE AT KEYW AND KMTH LATE TONIGHT...BUT THIS POSSIBILITY IS TO REMOTE TO MENTION IN THE KEYW AND KMTH TERMINAL FORECASTS. IFR CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT LESS THAN 25 PERCENT OF THE MAINLAND PORTION OF THE KMIA-KEYW FLIGHT ROUTE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. CIRCUMNAVIGABLE MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE ENTIRE KMIA-KEYW FLIGHT ROUTE OVERNIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KEY WEST 77 87 77 87 / 40 40 40 50 MARATHON 78 89 78 89 / 50 40 40 50 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && PUBLIC/MARINE.........DEVANAS AVIATION/SHORT TERM...BS VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 600 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-141000- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 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 WED JUN 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTH...AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJOINING WATERS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER...LARGE HAIL THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OR LARGER...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM SPOTTERS...AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. AT SIGNS OF AN APPROACHING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING...AND INCREASING WINDS...GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE INTO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS...HAIL OF ANY SIZE...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THANK YOU. KBK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 612 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 FLZ076-132245- MONROE UPPER KEYS- 612 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 ...A STRONG CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE UPPER KEYS... AT 610 PM EDT...KEY WEST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 TO 10 NM NORTHWEST OF KEY LARGO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL IMPACT A PORTION OF THE UPPER KEYS...FROM NORTH KEY LARGO TO ROCK HARBOR...BETWEEN 615 PM AND 630 PM. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AS THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLINDING DOWNPOURS. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. DRIVERS ENCOUNTERING STORMS ON HIGHWAY ONE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON BRIDGES...AND CONSIDER PULLING OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. APA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
An emergency management official reported strong thunderstorm winds had knocked down several trees and power lines on Marina Drive in North Key Largo.
A car dealership assistant manager reported strong winds blew open double glass doors and caused 30 feet of suspended ceiling to collapse. A flag pole with two flags suspended was bent 30 degrees at a bank across the street.
A landscaper reported medium sized tree limbs were blown down in Rock Harbor.
A landscaper reported 3/4 inch hail in Rock Harbor.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2007
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: 45117, 45121, 45118, 45120.