Drought in Florida, July 1 to 31, 2011

Name: Drought in Florida, July 1 to 31, 2011
Start: 2011-07-01T00:00
End: 2011-07-31T23:59
Location: Florida

July 1 to 31, 2011 · NWS MFL · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

Near to above normal July rainfall across South Florida began to improve severe to exceptional drought conditions over South Florida, with interior and western sections of the southern peninsula improving to only moderate drought conditions by the middle to end of the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.

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 30, 11:51 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 11:51 PM EST, 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1251 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2011

.AVIATION...BROAD UPR TROUGH ACRS FLA PENINSULA WITH HI PRES RDG
TO THE E. WND FLOW ALOFT THRFR SW AND MOIST. XPCT SCT-NMRS MNLY AFTN
SHRA/TSTMS E COAST. ATTM SOME VCSH AT KAPF THRU 09Z WITH VCTS FM
14Z-18Z THEN TSTMS MOV INLD INTO INTERIOR. FOR E COAST TERMINALS
WL HV VCTS FM 16Z-00Z. SFC WNDS CRRNTLY CALM TO VRY LGT SSE E
COAST AND SSE W COAST. XPCT W COAST SEA BREEZE BY 15Z AND E COAST
SEA BREEZE BY 18Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  88  75  87  73 / 50 30 40 20
FORT LAUDERDALE  89  78  87  77 / 40 30 40 20
MIAMI            89  76  88  76 / 40 30 40 20
NAPLES           87  75  89  72 / 50 30 40 20

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

DISCUSSION/MARINE...04/AT
AVIATION/RADAR/FIRE...15/JR

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 8:09 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
909 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-011200-
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-
909 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

...SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT DUE TO A SOUTHEAST WIND
AROUND 10 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY
TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS THAT MARINERS CAN EXPECT FROM THE
STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS,
ROUGH SEAS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH DAY...WITH THE PRIMARY
RISK BEING LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

BAXTER

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

14 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Glades

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 12, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Glades forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.957, -81.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over Glades County as July rainfall was mostly above average over the county. Brighton Reservation recorded over 10 inches of rain and Moore Haven almost 7 inches. The level of Lake Okeechobee responded to the increased rainfall with a level of over 10 feet by the end of July. Nevertheless, moderate drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Hendry

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 19, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Hendry forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.554, -81.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over Hendry County as July rainfall was mostly above average over the county. Most areas received over 7 inches of rain, with isolated amounts near 10 inches for the month. The level of Lake Okeechobee responded to the increased rainfall with a level of over 10 feet by the end of July. Nevertheless, moderate drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Coastal Collier County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 26, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Collier County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over coastal Collier County as July rainfall was near to above average over the county. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. Nevertheless, abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Inland Collier County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Collier County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over interior Collier County as July rainfall was near to above average over the county. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. Nevertheless, moderate to severe drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Inland Palm Beach County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Palm Beach County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Metro Palm Beach County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Metro Palm Beach County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe to extreme drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Coastal Palm Beach County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Palm Beach County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe to extreme drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Inland Broward County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Broward County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Metro Broward County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Metro Broward County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe to extreme drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Coastal Broward County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Broward County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe to extreme drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Inland Miami-Dade

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Miami-Dade forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Moderate to severe drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Far South Miami-Dade County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Far South Miami-Dade County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Moderate to severe drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Metropolitan Miami-Dade

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Metropolitan Miami-Dade forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe to extreme drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

Drought, Coastal Miami-Dade County

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Miami-Dade County forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions lessened over the area as July rainfall was near to above average. Ground water levels began to increase as a result of the seasonably high rainfall. The level of Lake Okeechobee increased to over 10 feet, but was still over 3 feet below normal levels. Severe to extreme drought conditions remained over the area through the end of the month.

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, July 2011

Sources

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: 332083, 332084, 332085, 332086, 332087, 332088, 332089, 332090, 332091, 332092, 332093, 332094, 332095, 332096.