A severe thunderstorm moved east across southern portions of Palm Beach County producing a high wind gust at Delray Beach.
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A severe thunderstorm moved east across southern portions of Palm Beach County producing a high wind gust at Delray Beach.
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 Mar 5, 3:09 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 309 PM EST WED MAR 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... A WEAK AND DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND SURROUNDING WATERS. CLOUDINESS AND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO LINGER OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...BEFORE LIKELY RETREATING NORTH ON FRIDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL LIKELY PUSH IT NORTH. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...SURFACE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN RE-DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY...WITH TIMING VARYING IN THE SUITE OF MODEL GUIDANCE. THERE IS ALSO SOME VARIATION IN GUIDANCE FOR EXPECTED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH IT...WILL SEE IF THERE IS MORE CONSENSUS IN LATER GUIDANCE. BUT FOR NOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS IT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. GUIDANCE ON TEMPERATURE IMPACTS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT...BY SUNDAY UPPER 40S NORTHWEST TO LOWER TO MID 50S METRO AREAS. && .AVIATION... EAST COAST SURFACE CONVERGENCE WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR CONDITIONS FOR EAST COAST TERMINALS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IN VICINITY OF ALL LOCAL TERMINALS...BUT SO FAR IFR CONDITIONS NOT EXPECTED. && .MARINE... CALM WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS AND SEAS INCREASING EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUIDANCE INDICATES A WESTERLY SWELL AFFECTING OFF SHORE GULF WATERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY WILL ALSO INCREASE LOCAL SEAS...ESPECIALLY GULF STREAM WATERS BY EARLY SUNDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 66 82 71 85 / 40 40 30 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 70 83 73 85 / 40 40 20 20 MIAMI 70 84 73 86 / 30 40 20 20 NAPLES 65 84 70 85 / 20 30 20 20 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && LONG TERM...60/BD SHORT TERM/AVIATION...52/PS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 945 AM EST WED MAR 5 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-060000- 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- 945 AM EST WED MAR 5 2008 ...ONE OR TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND A POSSIBLE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FROM PALM BEACH TO MIAMI DADE COUNTIES. OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. WIND: WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH, MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JUPITER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK IN MIAMI DADE ARE POSSIBLE WITH ONE OR TWO OF THE STORM THAT MANAGE TO DEVELOP. HAIL: SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY ISOLATED STRONG STORM THAT DEVELOPS TODAY MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JUPITER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK IN MIAMI DADE. FLOODING: SOME AREAS MAY SEE TRAINING OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WHICH COULD PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AT ANY ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION. THUS, DESPITE THE FAST OVERALL MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS, SOME MINIMAL URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE TYPE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. RIP CURRENTS: ONSHORE FLOW AROUND 10 MPH COULD LEAD TO A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE GULF COAST BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON THURSDAY, AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. MARINE OUTLOOK: GULF STREAM SEAS MAY BUILD OVER 7 FEET BEHIND THE NEXT COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
326 PM EST WED MAR 5 2008
FLZ067-068-071-072-168-052130-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-
METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
326 PM EST WED MAR 5 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 323 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST METRO PALM BEACH
COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...
SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL PARK...
BOCA WEST...
BOCA RATON EQUESTRIAN CENTER...
MORIKAMI PARK...
DELRAY BEACH...
BOYNTON BEACH...
VILLAGE OF GOLF...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE UP TO PEA SIZED HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH 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 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 2633 8008 2633 8032 2656 8031 2665 8024
2669 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 243DEG 13KT 2638 8026
BAXTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
404 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0352 PM TORNADO BOCA RATON 26.36N 80.10W
03/05/2008 PALM BEACH FL TRAINED SPOTTER
BROWARD COUNTY SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED A POSSIBLE WALL
CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE CIRCULATION NEAR WEST BOCA RATON NEAR
THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE MOVING EAST.
&&
EBAUGHThe Miami radar (KAMX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm moved east at 20 mph across southern portions of Palm Beach County producing a wind gust of 61 mph at Delray Beach.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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