S. helped to generate scattered showers and thunderstorms across South Florida.
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.
An upper trough of low pressure over the eastern U.S. helped to generate scattered showers and thunderstorms across South Florida.
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 Jul 16, 1:23 PM EST, 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 223 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT-FRIDAY NIGHT) EXPECT THE WET PATTERN TO PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD AS AN UPPER TROUGH AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE STATE. THE LATEST SHORT-RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE LINES UP WELL WITH THE CURRENT PATTERN AND INDICATES THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLING JUST NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA AND DIMINISHING OVER THE COURSE OF THE PERIOD. DEEP LIGHT-MOD WSW FLOW AHEAD OF THESE FEATURES WILL SUPPORT MUCH OF THE DIURNAL ACTIVITY SETTING UP AND FOCUSING OVER THE INTERIOR AND EASTERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE PUSHING OFF OF THE EAST COAST DUE TO THIS SLIGHTLY STRONGER FLOW ON THURSDAY (SIMILAR TO TODAY). HOWEVER...IF THE MEAN LOW-LEVEL FLOW ENDS UP NOT BEING AS STRONG AS CURRENTLY INDICATED AND AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS...FLOODING COULD QUICKLY BECOME AN ISSUE AS THIS COULD FORCE THE SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY TO BECOME CONCENTRATED ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO/COASTAL LOCATIONS THURSDAY. MODEL PWAT VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN AROUND AND JUST ABOVE THE 2" MARK THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE DIPPING BACK TO AROUND 1.75" BY THE END OF THE SHORT- TERM PERIOD FRIDAY AS SOME DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA AND THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT NE. 85/AG .LONG TERM (SATURDAY-TUESDAY)... THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND. BUT BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE MUCH SLOWER IN THEIR EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. HOWEVER, THEY STILL SHOW THE RIDGE INCHING ITS WAY BACK TO THE NORTH. AS THIS HAPPENS, THE RIDGE WILL BE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ON SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY WITH THE STEERING FLOW VERY WEAK WITH SEA BREEZE DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. A DEEP EASTERLY FLOW WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE MOVES TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES OF RAINFALL REVERTING TO THE INTERIOR AND THE WEST COAST. 30/KOB && .AVIATION... THE STRONGER WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TODAY HAS NOT ALLOWED THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE TO FORM. SO STORMS WERE QUICKLY MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND THE TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ACTIVITY WINDING DOWN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS MAY GET NEAR KAPF AROUND DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY...AND THEN PUSH TOWARDS THE EAST COAST TAF SITES ONCE AGAIN NEAR THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL...WITH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 84/AK && .MARINE... LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES SOUTH AND STALLS NORTH OF THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OVER THE WEEKEND...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE AREA. LOCALLY CHOPPIER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONGER WINDS IN AND AROUND ANY HEAVY SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE WET PATTERN CONTINUES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 76 90 75 90 / 40 60 40 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 79 92 80 91 / 40 60 30 50 MIAMI 78 91 79 91 / 30 50 20 50 NAPLES 77 92 75 90 / 20 50 20 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...84/AK LONG TERM...30/KOB AVIATION...84/AK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 425 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2014 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 162030- LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-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- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 425 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY, WITH THE EASTERN LAKE REGION AND THE EAST COAST METRO AREA HAVING THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LIGHTENING AND HEAVY RAIN, ALTHOUGH SMALL HAIL, GUSTY WINDS, AND WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TODAY. FLOODING: THE IS A CHANCE OF URBAN STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS, AS WELL AS LAKE OKEECHOBEE. WIND: THE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY OF AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH ANY GIVEN STORM THAT DEVELOPS. HAIL: THERE IS A CHANCE OF SMALL HAIL TODAY WITH ANY GIVEN STORM THAT DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAYBE HEAVY AT TIMES, POSSIBLY CAUSING MINOR URBAN FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1033 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1032 AM WATER SPOUT 4 E MIAMI BEACH 25.81N 80.07W
07/16/2014 AMZ651 FL PUBLIC
A WATERSPOUT WAS REPORTED 4 MILES EAST OF MIAMI BEACH.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MFL1400269
CWCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1218 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
FLZ067-161700-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
1218 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY ...
* UNTIL 100 PM EDT
* AT 1217 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF ROTENBERGER WILDLIFE REFUGE...
OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 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.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
BELLE GLADE...SOUTH BAY...ROTENBERGER WILDLIFE REFUGE...HOLEY LAND
WILDLIFE REFUGE...OKEELANTA...BELLE GLADE CAMP AND LOXAHATCHEE NWR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2634 8082 2645 8088 2660 8089 2669 8075
2669 8074 2670 8073 2670 8072 2671 8071
2684 8050 2649 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 241DEG 24KT 2652 8083
AKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
104 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
FLZ067-068-168-161745-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
104 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL COASTAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN INLAND
PALM BEACH COUNTY...
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT
* AT 104 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANAL POINT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 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.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
WEST PALM BEACH...JUPITER...PALM BEACH GARDENS...CANAL POINT...
NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT...THE ACREAGE...CALOOSA...PHILO FARMS...FAU
NORTH CAMPUS AND JUPITER FARMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2684 8009 2670 8054 2685 8063 2696 8048
2696 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 240DEG 16KT 2681 8050
AKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
138 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
FLZ067-068-168-161815-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
138 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COASTAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY...NORTHERN METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN INLAND
PALM BEACH COUNTY...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* AT 138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
NORTH OF NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT TO LAKE PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 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.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
WEST PALM BEACH...JUPITER...PALM BEACH GARDENS...RIVIERA BEACH...
PALM BEACH...TEQUESTA...JUNO BEACH...NORTH PALM BEACH...LAKE
PARK...JUNO RIDGE...SCHALL CIRCLE...PORT OF PALM BEACH...MANGONIA
PARK...CENTURY VILLAGE...CYPRESS LAKES...LIMESTONE CREEK...JUPITER
FARMS...PHILO FARMS...LAKESIDE GREEN AND FAU NORTH CAMPUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2675 8005 2677 8004 2673 8003 2673 8004
2674 8004 2670 8012 2696 8029 2697 8013
2694 8012 2694 8010 2695 8010 2697 8012
2697 8009 2680 8004 2683 8004 2681 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 260DEG 34KT 2695 8024 2680 8008
AKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 226 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014 FLZ071-072-172-161900- INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL- METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL- 226 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN METRO BROWARD COUNTY AND INLAND BROWARD COUNTY... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT * AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF INTERSECTION I-75 AND U.S. 27 TO NEAR INTERSECTION ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND MIAMI CANAL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE METRO SECTIONS OF BROWARD COUNTY AFTER 230 PM, FROM THE SOUTHWEST BROWARD SUBURBS TO SUNRISE, TAMARAC AND CORAL SPRINGS. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 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. * THE STORM WILL AFFECT... FORT LAUDERDALE...PEMBROKE PINES...CORAL SPRINGS...POMPANO BEACH... DAVIE...PLANTATION...SUNRISE...TAMARAC...MARGATE...LAUDERHILL... WESTON...COCONUT CREEK...NORTH LAUDERDALE...LAUDERDALE LAKES... COOPER CITY...INTERSECTION I-75 AND GRIFFIN ROAD...VILLAGE PARK... INTERSECTION I-75 AND U.S. 27...SAWGRASS MILLS MALL AND BROADVIEW-POMPANO PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI/ESPANOL. && LAT...LON 2602 8035 2606 8072 2632 8042 2625 8013 TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 298DEG 10KT 2625 8043 2608 8061 MOLLEDA
The Miami radar (KAMX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:08 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A young woman was injured by a lightning strike in suburban Boca Raton. She was standing in a puddle when lightning struck nearby and felt the shock to her body. She was released from the hospital a short time later.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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