Lightning strikes a restaurant and a tree in Broward County while hail is also reported.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
Lightning strikes a restaurant and a tree in Broward County while hail is also reported.
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 23, 9:01 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1001 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .UPDATE...NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO CHANGE MORNING UPDATES. THE 12Z MFL SOUNDING SHOWS THE LOWER LEVEL ATMOSPHERE CONSIDERABLY MORE STABLE THAN 24 HOURS AGO AND THIS EVIDENT IN MUCH LESS CU DEVELOPMENT THAN WE SAW YESTERDAY. STILL, AM RELUCTANT TO LOWER POPS JUST YET AS PLENTY OF SUN WILL CERTAINLY DESTABILIZE THIS LAYER AND JUST MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT LATER IN THE MORNING. ANOTHER FACTOR TO CONSIDER IS AFTER ANALYZING UPPER AIR DATA, LOOKS AS IF THE UPPER LOW THAT WAS NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS YESTERDAY AND MODELS SHOWED DRIFTING INTO THE GOFMEX TODAY IS STILL JUST OFF TO OUR EAST. THIS MAY KEEP S FLA IN THE SUBSIDENCE SIDE OF THIS FEATURE. SO, AS STATED ABOVE DO NOT PLAN JUST YET TO LOWER POPS BUT MAY DO SO LATER THIS MORNING AT LEAST FOR THE EAST COAST. IT SEEMS THAT WITH THE LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW AS WEAK AS IT IS WOULD PUSH THE SEA BREEZE INLAND JUST ENOUGH THAT CONVECTION WOULD TEND TO FAVOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE E CST. DO HOWEVER PLAN TO LOWER POPS FOR THE ATLANTIC MARINE ZONES AS IT SEEMS THAT THE NUMEROUS COVERAGE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE WITH ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SHIFTING TO FAVOR THE LAND AREAS WITH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BEING THE MAIN FOCUS. 30/KOB && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 733 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008/ AVIATION... THE WINDS TODAY WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS AT ALL OF THE TAF SITES...EXCEPT AT APF TAF SITE WHERE THE WINDS SHOULD BECOME WESTERLY AROUND 17 OR 18Z TODAY DUE TO THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY AT ALL OF THE TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE TIMING OF THE ACTIVITY IS NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME. SO WILL LEAVE IT AT VCTS ALONG WITH VFR CONDITIONS FOR TODAY AT ALL OF THE TAF SITES...AND WILL PUT TEMPO IN LATER WHEN NEEDED. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD SLOWLY DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AT THE TAF SITES...BUT THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS THAT COULD WORK INTO THE EAST COAST TAF SITES TONIGHT ON THE SOUTHEAST WINDS. SO WILL SHOW VCSH FOR TONIGHT AT THE EAST COAST TAF SITES...AND DRY AT APF TAF SITE AFTER 02Z. AVIATION...54/BNB PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 516 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008/ DISCUSSION... THICK MID AND HIGH-LEVEL DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM CONVECTION ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON COVER MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SCATTERED NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING OVER THE FAR OFF SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS. HOWEVER...EXPECT ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...AS SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THAT A WEAK UPPER LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS WILL COMBINE FORCES WITH ANOTHER/WEAKER INVERTED TROUGH CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FORCING AND COOLING ALOFT FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT ACTIVITY CURRENTLY OFF SHORE THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND MOVE INLAND LATER THIS MORNING...WITH VERY LIGHT FLOW IN THE LOWER-LEVELS ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG SEA BREEZES AND NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. A MODERATE NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO FLOW IN THE MID-LEVELS WILL EXIST WITH AXIS OF LOWER HEIGHTS REMAINING EAST OF THE PENINSULA...ALLOWING CENTRAL FLORIDA CONVECTION TO TRANSLATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA ONCE AGAIN TODAY. WITH THIS SAID...WILL FOLLOW MET POP NUMBERS CLOSELY TODAY...AS MAVMOS POPS HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY TRENDED DOWNWARD ONCE AGAIN. EXPECT MOST CONVECTION TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING...AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING THROUGH BASE OF GREAT LAKES REGION UPPER LOW FORCES THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS UPPER LOW OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. HOWEVER...THE SOUTHERN TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY ENHANCING COVERAGE OF NOCTURNAL SHOWERS/STORMS OVER THE ATLANTIC...AND WILL REFLECT THIS WITH HIGHER POPS. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON THURSDAY...WITH NAM/GFS BOTH INDICATING PWAT VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE GFS SEEMS TO INDICATE A QUICKER ONSET OF STRONGER LOW-LEVEL EASTERLIES...AND BOTH MODELS SUGGEST AT LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR WEAK LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE...AS NORTHERN UPPER LOW LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA WHILE THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM CONTINUES WESTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. IN LIGHT OF THESE FACTORS...WILL REDUCE POPS SLIGHTLY BUT STILL SIDE CLOSER TO THE MET VALUES FOR POPS. THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN BENEATH A RELATIVE WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE ON FRIDAY...BUT IT APPEARS MORE LIKELY THAT EASTERLY FLOW WILL BE MORE ESTABLISHED BY THIS TIME...AS UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND EASTWARD DOWNSTREAM FROM AN UPPER LOW APPROACHING THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THUS...WILL FORECAST RAIN CHANCES TO BE NEAR CLIMO... WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCES FOR THE GULF COAST. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WILL ALSO BE NEAR CLIMO VALUES...WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER/MID 70S...AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S. VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS MORNING... AND PLAN ON MAKING ONLY MINOR CHANGES AT THIS TIME. LATEST RUNS OF THE OPERATIONAL GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A VERY STRONG UPPER RIDGE ENCOMPASSING THE WESTERN HALF OF THE U.S. THIS WEEKEND...WITH RIDGE AXIS PROGGED TO EXTEND EASTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA. HOWEVER...THE MEDIUM RANGE GLOBAL MODELS ALSO FORECAST A POTENT UPPER LOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CANADA...WITH A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE MAINTAINED ACROSS FLORIDA. WINDS THROUGHOUT THE TROPOSPHERE WILL BE VERY LIGHT...AND EXPECT MOST CONVECTION TO BE CONCENTRATED ACROSS THE INTERIOR/WEST COAST THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THIS UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO OPEN INTO A POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WHICH WOULD ALLOW DEEP-LAYER SOUTHWEST FLOW AND HIGHER RAIN CHANCES TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...BUT WILL AWAIT MODEL CONSISTENCY BEFORE MAKING MAJOR CHANGES AT THIS TIME. MARINE... THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE WEATHER-RELATED CONCERNS TO MARINERS THROUGHOUT THIS FORECAST PERIOD...WITH CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE PREVAILING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 5-10 KNOT RANGE. THIS WIND FLOW WILL MAINTAIN SEAS IN THE 1-2 FOOT RANGE ACROSS ALL OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. FIRE WEATHER... THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THIS FORECAST PERIOD...WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 45-55 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ZONES...TO 55-60 PERCENT ELSEWHERE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 88 74 89 75 / 70 30 50 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 90 77 90 78 / 60 30 50 30 MIAMI 90 76 90 77 / 60 30 50 30 NAPLES 90 73 90 73 / 50 30 50 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1129 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-240100- 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- 1129 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS THROUGH EVENING ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH STORMS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WITH THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS. HAZARDS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING:LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS TODAY, MAINLY IN THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .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. BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1234 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 FLZ071-073-231715- INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL- 1234 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 1232 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTERSECTION KROME AND U.S. 27 TO SHARK VALLEY OBS TOWER...MOVING NORTHWEST TO NORTH VERY SLOWLY. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT... NORTHERN PORTION OF KROME AVENUE... TAMIAMI TRAIL WEST OF KROME AVENUE... RURAL NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... 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. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LAT...LON 2593 8041 2562 8067 2572 8082 2597 8061 TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 166DEG 2KT 2589 8052 2567 8074 BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1248 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
FLZ071>074-231730-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL-
1248 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN METRO MIAMI-DADE
AND SOUTHERN METRO BROWARD COUNTIES...
AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM PEMBROKE PINES TO HIALEAH GARDENS TO MICCOSUKEE RESORT. THESE
STORMS WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE NORTHWEST.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...
MEDLEY...
COOPER CITY...
PENNSUCO...
MIAMI LAKES...
DORAL...
PEMBROKE PINES...
MIRAMAR...
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.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT
FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
LAT...LON 2608 8021 2584 8027 2573 8039 2576 8052
2596 8044 2609 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 124DEG 1KT 2600 8030 2590 8034
2578 8044
BAXTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1259 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1257 PM HAIL HIALEAH 25.86N 80.29W
07/23/2008 E0.25 INCH MIAMI-DADE FL PUBLIC
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED OVER HIALEAH AREA.
&&
MTORRESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
105 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
FLZ075-231745-
MAINLAND MONROE FL-
105 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND MONROE
COUNTY...
AT 102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF
WILDERNESS WATERWAY SOUTH TO 8 MILES WEST OF MAHOGANY HAMMOCK...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...
WILDERNESS WATERWAY SOUTH...
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.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT
FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
LAT...LON 2535 8115 2534 8110 2528 8105 2529 8100
2525 8100 2524 8096 2525 8095 2527 8098
2530 8096 2533 8097 2531 8100 2539 8116
2560 8121 2558 8112 2559 8111 2560 8113
2562 8095 2517 8087 2512 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 125DEG 8KT 2555 8102 2530 8097
BAXTERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 118 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 FLZ067-068-071>074-231815- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL- INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL- METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL- 118 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE OVER EASTERN METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA... AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GREENACRES CITY IN WEST PALM BEACH COUNTY TO SOUTHWARD TO SWEETWATER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THIS LINE OF STORMS WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT... CORAL SPRINGS... FLORIDA GARDENS... SAWGRASS MILLS MALL... LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... MARKHAM PARK... MIRAMAR... DORAL... MIAMI LAKES... SWEETWATER... 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. ALSO...THESE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LAT...LON 2570 8033 2581 8059 2668 8041 2663 8007 TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 130DEG 2KT 2660 8017 2578 8041 BAXTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
121 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0118 PM TSTM WND GST MIRAMAR 25.98N 80.35W
07/23/2008 M50 MPH BROWARD FL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED WIND GUST OF 50 MPH NEAR MIRAMAR
PARKWAY.
&&
MTORRESThe Miami radar (KAMX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:40 UTC.
2 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail the size of quarters was reported at the 4700 block of Hiatus Road in Sunrise with a passing thunderstorm.
Lightning struck the Mambo Jambo Restaurant in Coral Springs. Building inspectors deemed the building still safe after the strike.
Lightning struck and split a tree at Haven Estates Mobile Home Park in Miramar very close to the Dade/Broward County line. The tree fell on a mobile home and caused significant damage. No one was injured, but the family of four had to relocate to a shelter until repairs were completed.
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