Florida, 2010Lightning Strike in Florida, June 1, 2010
June 1, 2010 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Moist southerly wind flow along with upper level disturbances moving across Florida led to an active day of thunderstorms across south Florida.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Moist southerly wind flow along with upper level disturbances moving across Florida led to an active day of thunderstorms across south Florida.
What forecasters said that day
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 1, 1:15 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:15 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
215 PM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...DEEP LAYER SW FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO FUNNEL TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE WESTERN CARIB
(INCLUDING FROM AGATHA'S REMNANTS) ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS WILL
COMBINE WITH A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND LOCAL SEA/LAKE
BREEZES TO RESULT IN SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY.
&&
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE ATLANTIC LOW LEVEL RIDGE
WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH ACROSS S. FLORIDA. THIS WILL TEND
TO CUT OFF MOST OF THE MOISTURE TRANSPORT FROM THE DEEP TROPICS
WITH A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...WL
NOT GO DRY DURING THIS PERIOD AND WL GO CLOSER TO CLIMO AS LOCAL
FACTORS ( SEA BREEZES, DIURNAL HEATING) WL LIKELY PLAY A BIG ROLE
IN THE GENERATION OF AT LEAST ISOLD TO LOW SCT SHWRS/TSTMS.
.MARINE...A LIGHT S-SW FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK WITH SEAS AT OR BELOW 2 FT THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED AS MIN RH SHOULD REMAIN WELL
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 74 88 75 89 / 30 50 20 50
FORT LAUDERDALE 75 86 77 90 / 30 50 20 50
MIAMI 76 89 77 91 / 30 50 20 50
NAPLES 75 91 76 90 / 10 40 20 30
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/MARINE/FIRE...47/RGH
AVIATION...60/BD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:43 AM EST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
443 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010
FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-012345-
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-
443 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 2010
...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACHES...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS TO
40 MPH AND BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS.
RIP CURRENTS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS OVER THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACHES.
SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
OVER THE BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY WATERS.
WATERSPOUTS: DUE TO LIGHT ATMOSPHERIC WINDS TODAY, THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO
WATERS TODAY.
FLOODING: DUE TO THE RATHER SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS TODAY, MINOR
FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE RATHER HIGH ACROSS ALL AREAS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE AGATHA MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.
CHANCES OF RAIN WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT LATER IN THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER
INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND, HAIL AND
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MIAMI.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:35 AM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1135 AM EDT TUE JUN 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM HEAVY RAIN HALLANDALE BEACH 25.99N 80.14W
06/01/2010 E0.00 INCH BROWARD FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALLANDALE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED STANDING
WATER ON MANY ROADWAYS OF NORTHEAST HALLANDALE BEACH.
VEHICLES WERE STRANDED ON NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY... ROADS
WERE PONDING ON DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM HALLANDALE BEACH BLVD
TO ATLANTIC SHORES BLVD...ALSO OFF OF HALLANDALE BEACH
BLVD AT NE 8TH, NE 10TH AND NE 12TH.
0905 AM HEAVY RAIN SOUTH MIAMI 25.71N 80.30W
06/01/2010 E0.00 INCH MIAMI-DADE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
METROPOLITIAN MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPT REPORTED STANDING
WATER AND PONDING OF ROADWAYS BETWEEN THE FALLS AREA AND
DADELAND... A VEHICLE WAS STALLED AT 97TH AVE AND SW 136
ST.
1015 AM HEAVY RAIN MIAMI SHORES 25.86N 80.19W
06/01/2010 E0.00 INCH MIAMI-DADE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MIAMI SHORES POLICE DEPT REPORTED PONDING OF WATER ON
SEVERAL ROADS WITHIN MIAMI SHORES... 96TH ST AND NE 10TH
AVE, 92 ST AND N BAYSHORE DR... AND 98TH ST AND NE 6TH
AVE.
&&
EBAUGHLightning, Palm Beach
- When
- June 1, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, 0.72 mi NNW of Jupiter
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 26.940, -80.103
A 19-year-old woman was shocked by a lightning strike which struck about 25 feet from her home's driveway as she was outside loading clothes into a vehicle. The woman was 8 months pregnant. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and was released the same day.
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- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Iowa, June 1, 2010$4.8 million · EF2 · 56 events
- Heat in Tennessee, June 1 to 2, 20101 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Oregon, June 1 to 10, 2010$3.5 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 1 to 2, 2010$541,000 · 70 kt wind · 20 events
- Flood in North Dakota, June 1, 2010$600,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Minnesota, June 1, 2010$600,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, June 1 to 2, 2010$346,000 · 1.25 in hail · 12 events
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, June 1, 20109 injured · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 20101 injured · $4,000 · EF1 · 39 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, June 1, 20101 injured · $145,000 · 6 events
- Dense Fog in Illinois, June 1, 2010$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 2010$41,000 · 2.5 in hail · 17 events
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: 244746.