A severe thunderstorm developed in Miami-Dade County during the afternoon producing hail.
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A severe thunderstorm developed in Miami-Dade County during the afternoon producing hail.
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 Jul 1, 1:30 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 .DISCUSSION...RUC 18Z STREAMLINE ANALYSIS INDICATED A M/U LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEW ENGLAND SW TO CENTRAL GULF. THE 300 MB ANALYSIS SHOWED A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING EAST AROUND THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH OVR ERN GULF AND FL PENINSULA. A THE LOW LVLS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS INDICATED OVR NRN FLORIDA WHILE THE WRN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDED SW TO NRN BAHAMAS. WIND FLOW BETWEEN BOTH SYSTEMS ADVECTING LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE FROM WRN CARIB NE THROUGH THE PENINSULA AND INTO WRN ATLANTIC. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE CONDITIONS ACROSS ERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AND SO S. FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE UNDER A MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING FLOW. A SERIES OF M/U DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ARND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND PROVIDE ALMOST DAILY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN DAILY AFTERNOON TSTMS DEVELOPING OVR INLAND AREAS AND THEN SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD UNDER THE STEERING FLOW. AGAIN THE STEERING FLOW WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE AND THIS WILL RESULT IN SLOW MOVING STORMS, SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. && .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...CONDITIONS WILL START TO SHIFT THROUGH THIS PERIOD AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH IS REPLACED BY A DEEP LAYER DEVELOPING RIDGE. NOT ONLY THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY, BUT ALSO THE LOCAL AREA WILL BE UNDER DEEPER EASTERLIES AND SO THE STEERING FLOW WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON CONVECTION CONCENTRATING MORE OVER INTERIOR AND WEST COAST. .MARINE...SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN AOB 15 KTS AND SEAS AOB 4 FEET THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 72 88 74 88 / 30 60 30 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 76 88 75 88 / 30 60 30 40 MIAMI 76 89 76 89 / 30 60 30 50 NAPLES 73 90 73 91 / 30 50 30 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/MARINE/FIRE...47/RGH AVIATION...60/BD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1027 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-020230- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 1021 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...HIGH RISK OF LIGHTNING MOST AREAS TODAY... ...MODERATE RISK OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MOST AREAS TODAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF LIGHTNING. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WATERSPOUTS: WITH WEAK SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW, ANY BOUNDARIES OVER THE AREA WATERS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY. WIND: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. FLOODING: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF LOCAL URBAN TYPE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE STEERING PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST, BRINGING HIGHER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS WEDNESDAY. A RETURN TO MORE WESTERN ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK. A LIGHTER WIND FLOW AND CLOUD CONVERGENCE LINES OVER THE LOCAL WATERS COULD LEAD TO AN OCCURRENCE OF WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1230 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ067-068-071-072-011715- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL- INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL- 1230 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS METRO AREAS... AT 1228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TAMARAC...MOVING NORTH AT 11 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT... NORTH LAUDERDALE... CORAL SPRINGS... COCONUT CREEK... PARKLAND... SANDALFOOT COVE... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. LAT...LON 2641 8032 2634 8012 2618 8025 2622 8034 TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 201DEG 10KT 2624 8028 60
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 229 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ072>074-011900- METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI- DADE FL- 229 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS BROWARD AND MIAMI METRO AREAS... AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PEMBROKE PINES...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT... MIRAMAR... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. LAT...LON 2593 8034 2599 8040 2602 8030 2600 8028 TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 045DEG 4KT 2598 8032 60
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 254 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ072>074-011930- METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI- DADE FL- 254 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE... AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MIRAMAR...MOVING SOUTH AT 7 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT... MIAMI LAKES... PENNSUCO... MEDLEY... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LAT...LON 2586 8027 2586 8042 2598 8037 2597 8028 TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 006DEG 6KT 2594 8035 GARCIA
The Miami radar (KAMX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A report was received of penny sized hail in the city of Miami Lakes from a severe thunderstorm.
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