Strong to severe thunderstorms developed around the Lake Okeechobee region producing hail in the Pahokee area and a high wind gust on Lake Okeechobee. Another severe thunderstorm pulsed up over the City of Parkland producing hail.
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Strong to severe thunderstorms developed around the Lake Okeechobee region producing hail in the Pahokee area and a high wind gust on Lake Okeechobee. Another severe thunderstorm pulsed up over the City of Parkland 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 Jun 23, 9:16 AM EST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1016 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 .UPDATE... WILL MAKE ESSENTIALLY NO CHANGES TO THE FIRST PERIOD FORECAST IN THIS UPDATE...WITH A CONVECTIVE PATTERN SIMILAR TO RECENT DAYS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ONCE AGAIN TODAY. DATA FROM THE 12Z KMFL RAOB SUGGEST A NORTHEASTWARD STORM MOTION FOR BOTH ACTIVITY DEVELOPING ALONG THE INLAND MOVING ATLANTIC COAST SEA BREEZE...AS WELL AS GULF COAST SEA BREEZE ACTIVITY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST COAST. HIGHEST POPS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FROM THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY...AND SEE NO REASON TO MAKE CHANGES AT THIS TIME. THERMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY PARAMETERS POINT TO A MODERATE THREAT FOR WIND/HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN AN UPDATED HWOMFL. WILL MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO HOURLY TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT/SKY COVER GRIDS TO BRING THEM IN LINE WITH CURRENT TRENDS. UPDATED PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. 70/DD && .AVIATION DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 724 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008/ AVIATION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOPED AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS AND PUSH NORTHEAST INTO THE EAST COAST TAF SITES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...DUE TO THE STEERING FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SO WILL SHOW VCSH FOR THE EAST COAST TAF SITES FROM 14Z AND 17Z...THAN VCTS FROM 17Z UNTIL 00Z...BEFORE GOING BACK TO VCSH FROM 00Z UNTIL 02Z. APF TAF SITE WILL ONLY HAVE VCSH FROM 13Z UNTIL 16Z...AS MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE EAST OF THE APF TAF SITE AFTER 16Z. THE VIS AND CEILINGS WILL REMAIN IN THE VFR CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME FOR TODAY...DUE TO THE UNKNOWN TIME WHEN THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE EAST COAST TAF SITES. SO WILL ADMIN THE EAST COAST TAF SITES LATER TODAY WHEN NEED BE FOR THE CEILINGS AND VIS. AVIATION...54/BNB DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 512 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008/ DISCUSSION... LATEST SUITE OF GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DOWNPLAY THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION TODAY...MAINLY FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH FLORIDA. BUT RECENT ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE REGION...INCLUDING THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. FACTORS THAT WILL INFLUENCE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION TODAY INCLUDE THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED IN THE WESTERN GULF AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... PWATS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 1.8 INCHES...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTION AND 500 MB TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE. IN ADDITION...THE ORIENTATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD ENHANCE AFTERNOON UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A WEAK MID TO UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE IN THE EASTERN GULF WEST OF THE PENINSULA. POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN REMAINS FAVORABLE AS STORM MOTION SHOULD BE SLOW. THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE...SOUTHEASTERLY AT LOW LEVELS AND MORE WESTERLY MID TO UPPER LEVELS...SHOULD FAVOR CONVECTION IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE INTERIOR AND AS THE DAY PROGRESSES CONVECTION WILL START TO SHIFT MORE TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA. OVERALL...WENT ABOVE LATEST GUIDANCE FOR EASTERN HALF OF PENINSULA FOR POPS FOR REASONS OUTLINED ABOVE. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS MAY APPROACH THE AREA BY MID-WEEK. THERE IS A SURGE IN THE EASTERLIES IN THE VICINITY OF THE WAVE. GUIDANCE INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY...BUT ONLY FORECAST SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL TIMING BECOMES MORE CERTAIN AS THERE WAS SOME DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE SUITE OF MODELS ABOUT WHEN THE MOISTURE MAY PASS THROUGH THE REGION. MARINE... TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS...WITH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE EXPECTED AND POSSIBLY EVEN 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH ASSOCIATED INCREASE IN LOCAL SEAS. FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXCEPT FOR POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION TODAY ACROSS EXISTING BURN AREAS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 89 76 89 79 / 60 20 40 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 89 78 88 79 / 60 20 30 30 MIAMI 90 78 88 78 / 50 20 30 30 NAPLES 90 73 92 73 / 40 20 40 20 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && LONG TERM...70/DD SHORT TERM/AVIATION...54/BNB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 949 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-240145- 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- 949 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ESPECIALLY NORTHERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST AREAS TODAY... ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA... ...POSSIBLE REDUCE VISIBILITIES EASTERN GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY HAZARD EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHERE THE SEA BREEZES AND LAKE BREEZE COLLIDE. HAIL: THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS COOL TODAY OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE STRONGEST STORMS TO PRODUCE HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WHERE THE SEA BREEZES AND LAKE BREEZE COLLIDE. FLOODING: LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL RESULT IN A SLOW MOVEMENT OF ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS TODAY. THIS, IN TURN, WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, LEADING TO PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. VISIBILITY: A MIXTURE OF SMOKE AND FOG TO THE IMMEDIATE WEST OF SMOLDERING WILDFIRES AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE MILE OR LESS LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD, WITH ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. 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
130 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
FLZ067-068-168-231830-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
130 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...
BOCA RATON EQUESTRIAN CENTER...
MORIKAMI PARK...
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
VILLAGES OF ORIOLE...
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...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM 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 2639 8015 2641 8031 2660 8024 2658 8005
2657 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 225DEG 5KT 2646 8021
BAXTERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
212 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
FLZ067-068-072-168-172-231915-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL-
212 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST PALM BEACH AND
NORTHEAST BROWARD COUNTIES...
AT 208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PARKLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...
SANDALFOOT COVE...
SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL PARK...
BOCA WEST...
FAU SOUTH CAMPUS...
MORIKAMI PARK...
VILLAGES OF ORIOLE...
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...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM 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 2639 8007 2639 8006 2639 8007 2634 8008
2632 8013 2634 8024 2650 8021 2649 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 207DEG 8KT 2634 8018
BAXTERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
214 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
FLZ069-070-231900-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-
214 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS WESTERN COLLIER COUNTY...
AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13
MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...
ORANGE TREE...
CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY...
BIG CORKSCREW ISLAND...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...DIME-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 2632 8172 2632 8166 2638 8166 2643 8162
2643 8157 2630 8139 2615 8165 2624 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 225DEG 12KT 2625 8164
STRASSBERGThe Miami radar (KAMX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:34 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm occurred over the City of Parkland producing hail the size of pennies.
A severe thunderstorm passed over Pahokee producing nickel size hail.
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Every storm in Florida in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2008
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