A moist and unstable environment generated scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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A moist and unstable environment generated scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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 6, 8:14 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 914 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014 .UPDATE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE EAST COAST THIS MORNING...MAINLY FROM FORT LAUDERDALE NORTHWARD. OTHER SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE OVER THE GULF WATERS THIS MORNING...WITH CIRRUS FROM THOSE STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE NAPLES REGION. THE 12Z SOUNDING THIS MORNING SHOWED A PWAT AROUND 2 INCHES. THERE WAS SOME DRIER AND WARMER AIR NOTED BETWEEN 700-500MB...AND THIS IS DUE TO THE MID LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. THUS THE LOW/MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE WEAK...ONLY AROUND 6 C/KM. LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW DOMINATES BELOW 700MB...WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE FLOW ABOVE TO ABOUT 300MB. SO EXPECT SLOW MOVING GARDEN VARIETY STORMS ALONG THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES...WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION ACROSS THE INTERIOR. UPDATED POPS AND CLOUD COVER FOR CURRENT TRENDS. OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 748 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014/ AVIATION... ONGOING SHRA CURRENTLY MOVING ONTO THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND THIS WILL TRANSITION TO TSRA DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE INTERIOR AFT 16Z. THE STEERING FLOW IS VERY SLOW TO THE NORTHWEST SO ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD FORM ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES SO LEFT VCTS FOR ALL TAFS DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY VFR IS EXPECTED, BUT BRIEF MVFR OR EVEN IFR COULD OCCUR IF A SHRA/TSRA MOVES CLOSE TO A TERMINAL. KOB PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 422 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014/ DISCUSSION... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. LATEST LOCAL HI-RES MODELS DEPICT SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY PUSHING ASHORE THE EAST COAST LATER THIS MORNING UNDER SOUTHEAST FLOW. STEERING FLOW LATER TODAY SHOULD AGAIN REMAIN RATHER LIGHT...LESS THAN 10 KNOTS...OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. GULF BREEZE SHOULD DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AND NOT PENETRATE TOO FAR INLAND AS IT ENCOUNTERS SOUTHEAST SURFACE FLOW. THIS SHOULD ALLOW CONVECTION TO INITIATE ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND FAVORING THE GULF COASTAL AREAS WITH HIGHER OVERALL COVERAGE. AS STEERING FLOW REMAINS RATHER WEAK...ADDITIONAL CONVECTION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE DRIVEN MAINLY BY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS LOOK ROUGHLY THE SAME FOR TODAY AS YESTERDAY...SO EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TO AGAIN BE THE MAIN THREATS. MID LEVEL RIDGING IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE EAST MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY AREA WIDE. MOISTURE LEVELS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN RATHER HIGH WITH PWATS IN THE 1.7 TO 1.9 INCH RANGE. MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD REACH 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS AND BETWEEN 100-105 DEGREES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. PREVAILING FLOW SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK...NEMS IS STILL SHOWING HIGH VALUES OF SAHARAN DUST PUSHING ACROSS CUBA AND EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN HAZY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND MAY ACT TO MITIGATE THE OVERALL COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...CONVECTION THAT DOES DEVELOP COULD BE STRONGER AS A RESULT. AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL FOR THE MOST PART ACROSS ALL SITES. HOWEVER, NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECT ONCE AGAIN ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT EAST COAST METRO SITES DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS MORNING ACTIVITY THAT IS PART OF THE ROUTINE DIURNAL CYCLE TRANSITIONS INLAND TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON. ALSO DURING THE AFTERNOON STEERING FLOW WILL REMAIN WEAK/SHALLOW ENOUGH THAT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COULD STILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON ACTIVITY BUILDING BACK TOWARDS EAST COAST. ALONG WEST COAST C-BREEZE DEVELOPMENT, STEERING FLOW, AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES INTERACTIONS AGAIN FAVORS ACTIVITY AFFECTING APF AT SOME POINT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AND/OR MVFR ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION NEARBY. GIVEN UNCERTAINTY LEFT VCTNY IN THE FORECAST FOR THE MOMENT AS ACTUAL PROB FOR THE SITES ARE NOT IN EXCESS OF 50%. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY ON EAST COAST BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 5-10 KNOTS DURING THE DAY AND LIGHT AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING. AT APF LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A SW 5-10 KTS C-BREEZE BY MID DAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING ONCE AGAIN. MARINE... WINDS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 KNOTS AND SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH TODAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. OUTSIDE OF ANY STORMS THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE LOCAL WATERS...BOATING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE NEARLY IDEAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 89 77 89 79 / 50 40 40 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 88 80 90 80 / 50 30 40 30 MIAMI 89 78 90 79 / 40 30 40 30 NAPLES 90 74 91 77 / 50 30 50 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...84/AK LONG TERM....84/AK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 436 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 070000- 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- 436 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS CAN ALSO IMPACT THE SOUTHEAST COAST METRO AREAS AS ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS IN THE MORNING HOURS TRANSITIONS INLAND. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, STORMS COULD ALSO IMPACT EAST COAST METRO AREAS DUE TO OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTIONS FROM ACTIVITY INLAND. ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST, INTERACTION BETWEEN OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM STORMS INLAND AND SEA BREEZES WILL ALSO RESULT IN SCATTERED STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS TODAY WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, AND GUSTY WINDS. WIND: STRONGEST STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 30-40 MPH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR TWO IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. FLOODING: STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TODAY. THEREFORE, A POTENTIAL IMPACT IS FOR LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING MAINLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA AND OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY MAINLY ALONG EAST COAST WATERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:42 UTC.
2 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A member of the public reported a funnel cloud looking east from the intersection of SW 152nd St. and SW 79th Ave. Duration was 6 minutes with movement to the north. Report was received through social media.
A house was struck by lightning in Davie. Smoke quickly enveloped part of the home and and an adult had to be transported to the hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Palm Beach County relayed Sheriff's report of a funnel cloud northwest of State Road 7 and West Boynton Beach Blvd. The funnel did not reach the surface with movement to the north.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2014
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: 528105, 537865, 528106.