S. produced severe thunderstorms with high wind gusts and large hail during the morning over Miami-Dade County.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A deep upper level trough of low pressure over the eastern U.S. produced severe thunderstorms with high wind gusts and large hail during the morning over Miami-Dade County. Reports were received of numerous trees downed between 8 and 9 AM EDT.
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 6, 2:20 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 320 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 .DISCUSSION...LOOKING AT THE SHORT TERM PERIOD THROUGH FRIDAY THE NAM, GFS AND ECMWF ARE VERY SIMILAR IN THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN WITH FCST SOUNDINGS NEARLY IDENTICAL. HAVING STATED THAT, THE NAM STILL SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING FROM ITS TYPICAL MESOSCALE BIAS WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER POPS FROM DAY TO DAY. ONE INTERESTING NOTE TOO IS THAT THE HRRR WHICH IS A NORMALLY VERY USEFUL SHORT TERM MODEL HAS APPEARED TO HAVE INITIALIZED BADLY THIS EVENING AND SHOWS A LARGE FLARE UP OF CONVECTION ALONG THE W CST JUST NORTH OF APF AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD ACROSS THE LAKE OKEE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A VERY WEAK MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN GOFMEX AT THIS TIME, THIS SCENARIO WOULD APPEAR HIGHLY UNLIKELY GIVEN THE CLIMATOLOGICAL FACTORS OF THAT TYPE OF AN EVENT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND THEREFORE DO NOT PLACE MUCH EMPHASIS ON ITS SOLUTION FOR TODAY. THERE IS A LARGE MID LEVEL TROUGH THAT COVERS THE EASTERN HALF THE COUNTRY AT THIS TIME AND THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THE SFC, A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTH AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK KEEPING A SFC RIDGE ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TIP OF THE PENINSULA AND THE FL STRAITS. THESE FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO FAVOR A SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW AND A CONTINUING DESTABILIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE FOR S FL WITH CONVECTION TENDING TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE MORNING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND MOVE TOWARDS THE E CST METRO REGION IN THE AFTERNOON PARTICULARLY BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. ABOUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE MAIN THREE MODELS IS ON FRIDAY WHERE THE 00Z GFS AND THE 12Z ECMWF SHOW THE WEAKENING BOUNDARY NEAR LAKE OKEE BY LATE FRIDAY AND THE NAM KEEPS IT WELL NORTH OF THE LAKE THROUGH THE DAY. GIVE THESE DIFFERENCES, NOT READY TO JUMP ON THE HIGHER POPS FOR FRIDAY SHOWN BY THE ECMWF AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP SCT COVERAGE. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, THE MODELS INDICATE THE DISSIPATING FRONT WILL BE OVER S FL ON SATURDAY WITH BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATING SCT POPS. FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HOWEVER, THE SOLUTIONS ARE NOT QUITE SO APPARENT. BOTH MODELS SHOW A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY AND THEN THE GFS MOVES THE TROUGH INTO THE NORTH FLORIDA MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE THE ECMWF LIFTS THE TROUGH NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS WOULD TEND TO GIVE S FL A QUITE DIFFERENT WX PATTERN WITH THE GFS PAINTING A WETTER PICTURE AND THE ECMWF SHOWING A DRYING PATTERN. SO WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE ONLY SCT ACTIVITY UNTIL THERE IS A MORE CONSISTENT SOLUTION TO THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TROUGH. && .MARINE...A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK WITH FAIRLY TRANQUIL SEAS. THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A SHORT FUSED WIND SURGE TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT FLOW BRIEFLY STRENGTHENS BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL HEIGHTS. THE FLOW WILL SUBSTANTIALLY WEAKEN TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS THE WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE REGION. THERE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE AN INCREASING THREAT FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 87 76 87 74 / 30 30 40 40 FORT LAUDERDALE 89 79 88 76 / 20 20 40 40 MIAMI 88 79 89 76 / 20 20 40 40 NAPLES 86 76 86 75 / 20 20 30 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...30/KOB AVIATION/RADAR...14/MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 749 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 AMZ610-630-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-070300- LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-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- 749 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, LARGE HAIL, AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. WIND: GUSTY WINDS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS. HAIL: QUARTER SIZE HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. TORNADOES: A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY. WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS. RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES, BRIEF GUSTY WINDS, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 729 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 FLZ073-074-061215- INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL 729 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY * UNTIL 815 AM EDT * AT 728 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MICCOSUKEE RESORT...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * THE STORM WILL AFFECT... MICCOSUKEE RESORT... DORAL... MEDLEY... PENNSUCO... MIAMI LAKES... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 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. ALSO...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS. RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF 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 2595 8070 2595 8028 2564 8043 2565 8066 TIME...MOT...LOC 1129Z 196DEG 21KT 2575 8053 BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
733 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012
FLZ073-074-173-174-061215-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL INLAND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL
733 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEAST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
* UNTIL 815 AM EDT
* AT 728 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLORIDA CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 TO 25 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
FLORIDA CITY...
HOMESTEAD...
REDLAND...
NARANJA...
PRINCETON...
GOULDS...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 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.
ALSO...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF 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 2561 8028 2561 8030 2559 8031 2557 8030
2553 8031 2553 8032 2547 8033 2538 8039
2539 8061 2565 8058 2564 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 1132Z 206DEG 13KT 2543 8047
BAXTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
737 AM EDT WED JUN 06 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 AM TSTM WND GST 3 ESE CLEWISTON 26.73N 80.89W
06/06/2012 M48.00 MPH HENDRY FL MESONET
A MESONET SITE NEAR CLEWISTON REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 42
KTS...OR 48 MPH...AT 510 AM EDT.
0530 AM TSTM WND GST 10 NW PAHOKEE 26.90N 80.79W
06/06/2012 M62.00 MPH AMZ610 FL MESONET
A MESONET SITE LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 54 KTS...OR 62 MPH...AT 530 AM
EDT.
0530 AM TSTM WND GST 7 W PAHOKEE 26.82N 80.77W
06/06/2012 M52.00 MPH AMZ610 FL MESONET
A MESONET SITE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 45 KTS...OR 52
MPH...AT 530 AM EDT.
0536 AM TSTM WND GST 12 E LAKEPORT 26.98N 80.94W
06/06/2012 M44.00 MPH AMZ610 FL MESONET
A MESONET SITE LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 38 KTS...OR 44
MPH...AT 536 AM EDT.
0545 AM TSTM WND GST 6 E BUCKHEAD RIDGE 27.14N 80.79W
06/06/2012 M54.00 MPH AMZ610 FL MESONET
A MESONET SITE LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 47 KTS...OR 54
MPH...AT 545 AM EDT.
&&
ROSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
740 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012
FLZ067-068-168-061215-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL
740 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
* UNTIL 815 AM EDT
* AT 739 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PALM BEACH GARDENS TO GREENACRES CITY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
GREENACRES CITY...
LAKE WORTH...
JUNO BEACH...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 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 2653 8022 2684 8026 2694 8007 2680 8003
2663 8003 2662 8004 2661 8003 2660 8004
2659 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1140Z 246DEG 30KT 2686 8015 2663 8013
GARCIAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
758 AM EDT WED JUN 06 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0517 AM TSTM WND GST 7 W PAHOKEE 26.82N 80.77W
06/06/2012 M64 MPH AMZ610 FL MESONET
A MESONET SITE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 56 KTS...OR 64
MPH...AT 517 AM EDT.
&&
ROSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
802 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012
FLZ071>073-172-061230-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL
802 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN BROWARD COUNTY
NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
* UNTIL 830 AM EDT
* AT 800 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
WEST OF INTERSECTION U.S. 27 PINES BLVD TO INTERSECTION U.S. 27
PINES BLVD TO INTERSECTION KROME AND U.S. 27...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
INTERSECTION U.S. 27 PINES BLVD...
MIRAMAR...
INTERSECTION I-75 AND GRIFFIN ROAD...
INTERSECTION I-75 AND U.S. 27...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 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 2629 8042 2624 8024 2614 8011 2590 8042
2595 8051 2598 8060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1202Z 220DEG 31KT 2604 8052 2603 8044
2599 8038
GARCIAThe Miami radar (KAMX), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:03 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees down on median along SW 137 Ave near SW 304 ST.
A member of the public reported quarter-sized hail in Leisure City near the intersection of SW 288th Street and the Florida Turnpike.
Large tree downed at 27900 block of SW 134 Ave near Leisure City.
A HAM radio operator estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in Princeton near the intersection of SW 253rd Street and SW 137th Avenue.
A trained spotter reported wind gusts of 60 mph near the intersection of US 1 and SW 248th Street in Princeton.
An off duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in Princeton at the intersection of SW 259th Street and SW 125th Avenue.
Relayed report of tree down and high winds at Assurant Solutions off the Florida Turnpike between Quail Roost Drive and Caribbean Blvd.
A member of the public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in Perrine near the intersection of US 1 and SW 168th Street. Business signs were blown off of a building and a McDonalds arch sign was damaged.
A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail just west of Cutler Bay area near the intersection of US 1 and Caribbean Boulevard.
A member of the public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in West Kendall near the intersection of SW 120th Street and the Florida Turnpike.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2012
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: 390402, 390374, 397070, 390379, 390375, 390385, 397071, 390400, 390389, 390394.