A trough over South Florida led to the formation of heavy showers and thunderstorms over the area.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A trough over South Florida led to the formation of heavy showers and thunderstorms over the area.
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 Sep 28, 1:34 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 234 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM A BROAD LOW OVER THE YUCATAN ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND INTO THE ATLANTIC AND UP TO HURRICANE KYLE. THIS WEAK AND DIFFUSE TROUGH CONTINUES TO EVER SO SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON... THE TIGHTEST DEW POINT GRADIENT HAS LIFTED TO NORTH OF A TAMPA, ORLANDO LINE, HOWEVER THE BEST CONVERGENCE IS MOVING ACROSS A FORT LAUDERDALE, EVERGLADES CITY LINE. BEHIND THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY CLEARING HAS OCCURRED AND TEMPS HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE MID 80S, SO AS THIS TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD THE POSSIBILITY FOR CONVECTION REMAINS, AND THEREFORE ONLY LOWERED POPS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SE COAST AND FAR SOUTH TIP. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ALSO CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA BETWEEN A RIDGE CENTERED EAST OF THE BAHAMAS AND NORTH OF HISPANIOLA AND A MID TO UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S., BUT AS THIS TROUGH CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT THE RIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO NUDGE INTO S FL SHOVING THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF PRECIP TO AROUND THE LAKE REGION AND TOWARD POINTS NORTH AND WEST. AND IF THE FORECAST WASNT ALREADY TRICKY BEYOND 24 HOURS REGARDING THE TROUGH AND POPS...GUIDANCE VARIES ON THE SOLUTION OF THE BROAD LOW OVER THE YUCATAN FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ON ONE HAND THE GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME TYPE OF LOW OR FRONTAL WAVE EJECTING OUT OF THE GULF AND INTO CENTRAL FL BY TUESDAY, HOWEVER TIMING AND PLACEMENT HAS CHANGED FROM RUN TO RUN. ON THE OVERHAND... THE NAM AND OTHERS WANT TO SHIFT THE BROAD LOW INTO NW CARIBBEAN BY MID TO LATE WEAK AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES SOUTH ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA ONLY TO STALL IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF S FL LATE IN THE WEEK OR WEEKEND. BASICALLY THE OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THE FORECAST EVOLUTION AS AN OCTOBER PATTERN DEVELOPS AND THE TRANSITION TO THE DRY SEASON BEGINS. && .AVIATION... FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL AREAS OF THE CWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY THE SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY...WHILE NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY THE SKIES WAS MOSTLY CLOUDY. THIS HAS ALSO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SO HAVE KEPT THE VCTS FOR ALL OF THE TAF SITES...EXCEPT FOR KPBI AND KAPF WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE VCSH FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS SHOULD BE GONE BY 23Z...BUT THE SHOWERS COULD CONTINUE THROUGH 4Z TONIGHT. SO HAVE REMOVED THE VCTS FROM THE TAF STIES AFTER 23Z...AND THEN REMOVE THE VCSH AFTER 4Z. THE ONLY EXCEPT TO THIS IS TO KEEP THE VCSH GOING AT APF TAF SITE UNTIL 2Z...BEFORE GOING DRY. THE CEILING AND THE VIS WILL ALSO REMAIN IN THE VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AT ALL OF THE TAF SITES. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS AT KAPF TAF SITE WHERE THE VIS SHOULD REMAIN AT 6SM UNTIL 02Z...DUE TO THE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA AND THE RAINFALL NEARBY. HAVE ALSO PUT A TEMPO GROUP IN FOR KAPF TAF SITE BETWEEN 18 AND 22Z...FOR THE NEAR BY SHOWERS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GOING LESS THAN 5 KNOTS TONIGHT...EXCEPT FOR APF TAF SITE WHERE THEY WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. && .MARINE...OUTSIDE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WINDS AND SEA WILL REMAIN AT 15 KTS OR LESS AND 4 FEET OR LESS RESPECTIVELY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, HOWEVER BY TUESDAY MORNING THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WINDS MAY BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE. THIS MAY INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS INTO THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE TUES MORN THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHIFTS THROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO S FL AND THE COASTAL WATERS WITH LIGHT WINDS THURS AND FRI. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 75 87 75 87 / 40 50 50 70 FORT LAUDERDALE 78 87 78 87 / 40 50 50 60 MIAMI 78 89 77 87 / 40 50 50 60 NAPLES 74 85 74 85 / 60 70 60 70 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && LONG TERM...04/TINGLER SHORT TERM/AVIATION...54/BNB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 925 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-290200- 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- 925 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. FLOODING: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A COOL FRONT IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER CHANCES OF RAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. BAXTER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
All floors of a five-story condominium building near Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill flooded as a result of heavy rains during the evening of September 28. Roof drains backed up, resulting in water leaking through the roof and entering 15 apartment units via air-conditioning units.
An apartment at the Stonebridge Gardens complex in Lauderhill flooded as water leaked through an electrical conduit. Residents planned to stay with relatives later that evening.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 134777, 134779.