Isolated strong thunderstorms developed over interior and western parts of the southern Florida peninsula during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
Isolated strong thunderstorms developed over interior and western parts of the southern Florida peninsula during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
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 16, 6:53 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 753 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .UPDATE...VFR CONDITION WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT EXCEPT FOR A CHANCE OF IFR IN TSTMS FOR KAPF TIL ARND 01Z. WINDS GO LGT ALL AREAS BY 03Z. SEABREEZES WILL AGAIN START AT ALL TERMINALS ROUGHLY ARND 17Z. BEST CHANCE AGAIN FOR TSTMS INLAND EAST AWAY FROM EAST TERMINALS TO WEST COAST. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 245 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010/ DISCUSSION...A RIDGE AT THE SURFACE STRETCHING FROM THE ATLANTIC, ACROSS THE LAKE REGION, AND INTO THE GULF WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NORTH THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE COMING WEEK... HOWEVER THE MID AND UPPER LVL RIDGE CURRENTLY SUPPRESSING TSTM ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN/SHIFT WEST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN DIURNAL CONVECTION ON FRIDAY, HOWEVER THE MID LVL RIDGE REMAIN SOMEWHAT IN CONTROL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH POPS ONLY INCREASING TO MORE CLIMO AVERAGES. HIGH TEMPS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY DURING THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS WELL AS THE EASTERLY FLOW STRENGTHEN AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS NORTH AND CONVECTION INCREASES. LATE IN THE PERIOD/MIDDLE OF THE COMING WEEK...THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT INTO NORTHERN FL AS A TROF MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE TROF CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND MOVES DEEPER INTO THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL ALLOW THE EASTERLY FLOW TO STRENGTHEN FARTHER AND DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF AN INVERTED TROF TO POSSIBLY ENTER THE AREA. POPS MAY BE INCREASED IF THIS TREND CONTINUES FOR TUES AND WED. AVIATION...VFR WILL PREVAIL. THE ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE HAS MOVED INLAND FROM THE TERMINALS BUT IS CLOSEST TO KAPF SO HAVE VCTS IN KAPF FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. MOST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN INLAND FROM KAPF...BUT MOVEMENT BACK TOWARDS THE COAST IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE E-SE EXCEPT SW AT KAPF BEFORE GOING LIGHT/VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON. /GREGORIA MARINE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH SHIFTING THE RIDGE AXIS FROM AROUND THE LAKE REGION (TODAY AND TOMORROW) INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY MONDAY. THIS WILL STRENGTHEN THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW BUT KEEP SPEEDS AT AROUND 15 KTS OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD. WAVES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 4 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD. FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 78 91 77 89 / 10 20 20 40 FORT LAUDERDALE 80 91 80 90 / 10 20 20 30 MIAMI 80 91 78 90 / 10 20 20 40 NAPLES 77 92 76 90 / 20 30 20 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && LONG TERM...65/GS SHORT TERM/AVIATION...18/GR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 956 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-170500- 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- 956 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SCATTERED TSTORMS INTERIOR/GULF COAST, A FEW STRONG THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING... ...HEAT INDEX READINGS 105 TO 110 INTERIOR, 100 TO 105 BOTH COASTS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL AGAIN LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL, AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. WIND: STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HAIL: HAIL UP TO NICKLE SIZE IS POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FLOODING: SLOW STORM MOVEMENT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED STREET FLOODING OR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST. TEMPERATURES: AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX ALONG BOTH COASTS WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TYPICAL AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY, MOST FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES WILL BE INCREASING THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS NORTH INCREASING THE EASTERLY WINDS. .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. GREGORIA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
647 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
FLZ069-070-162345-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-
647 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
COLLIER COUNTY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS
FROM 45 T0 55 MPH AND UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...
AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM IMMOKALEE TO 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ROYAL PALM HAMMOCK...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...
SOUTH BLOCKS GOLDEN GATE...
LAKE TRAFFORD...
NORTH BLOCKS GOLDEN GATE...
ROYAL PALM HAMMOCK...
BIG CORKSCREW ISLAND...
ORANGE TREE...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH THE NAPLES
AREA NEAR 730 PM.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 T0 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS 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 8177 2632 8166 2642 8166 2643 8157
2649 8157 2647 8136 2595 8141 2597 8167
2598 8167 2597 8172 2598 8173 2597 8173
2600 8177 2609 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 095DEG 6KT 2639 8148 2605 8156
STRASSBERGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 651 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 FLZ066-162345- HENDRY FL- 651 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EAST CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 T0 55 MPH...AND UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL... AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF DEVILS GARDEN. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT... RURAL EASTERN HENDRY COUNTY DEVILS GARDEN MONTURA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 T0 55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-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. THESE WINDS 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 2649 8092 2649 8118 2671 8110 2666 8095 TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 000DEG 1KT 2660 8102 STRASSBERG
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Report from Glades County Sheriff’s Office of trees down along Cypress Avenue in Muse. Time is estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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