Florida, 2015

Funnel Clouds in Florida, November 10, 2015

November 10, 2015 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Scattered showers developed in the afternoon across South Florida ahead of frontal boundary moving through the state. Ongoing showers collided with the east coast sea breeze late in the afternoon producing a few funnel clouds over Palm Beach county.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Scattered showers developed in the afternoon across South Florida ahead of frontal boundary moving through the state. Ongoing showers collided with the east coast sea breeze late in the afternoon producing a few funnel clouds over Palm Beach county.

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 Nov 10, 3:48 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 3:48 PM EST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
348 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2015

...CONTINUE OF VERY WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
THROUGH END OF THE WEEK...

.SHORT TERM...
TROPICAL STORM KATE OVER THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WATERS IS FORECAST
BY NHC TO CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THIS SAME COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND WASH OUT OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING
FOR THE WINDS TO BACK FROM A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON TO
MORE OF AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE
DRIER AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ALONG WITH LOW POPS FOR
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME FOG AGAIN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR
AREAS...DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS ALONG WITH THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. THEREFORE...FOG WORDING WILL BE ADDED FOR
SOUTH FLORIDA FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST STATES WILL THEN MOVE
EAST THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LATE THIS WEEK KEEPING
THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ALONG WITH MOSTLY DRY
WEATHER. THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AFFECTING THE AREA
EACH DAY LATE THIS WEEK ESPECIALLY OVER THE EAST COAST METRO
AREAS. THEREFORE...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF POPS WILL CONTINUE OVER
SOUTH FLORIDA FOR LATE THIS WEEK.

THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA
FOR REST OF THIS WEEK WITH HIGHS POSSIBILY GETTING CLOSE TO THE
RECORD HIGHS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MORE ON THIS IN THE
CLIMATE SECTION BELOW.

.LONG TERM...
ANOTHER COLD FRONT CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
UNITED STATES WILL MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST LATE THIS WEEK AND MOVE
THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND. THIS FRONT SHOULD ALLOW FOR A
LITTLE BIT OF COOLER AIR TO WORK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FROM THE NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING BACK
TO NEAR MORE NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE WINDS
WILL ALSO BECOME MORE BREEZY FROM THE NORTHEAST LEADING TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN INCREASE IN THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG
THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...
THE WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT BELOW 10 KNOTS OVER
SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS BEFORE BECOMING MORE EASTERLY ON WEDNESDAY
INTO LATE THIS WEEK. THE SEAS SHOULD REMAIN AT 2 FEET OR LESS
TONIGHT INTO LATE THIS WEEK OVER THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS OF
SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.CLIMATE...
HERE ARE THE FORECAST HIGHS AND RECORD HIGHS FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AT THE ASOS SITES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA.

            11/11/15       11/11/15       11/12/15       11/12/15
CITIES   FORECAST HIGHS  RECORD HIGHS  FORECAST HIGHS  RECORD HIGHS
PBI           87          89 - 2002         87           89 - 2002
FLL           87          90 - 1952         87           87 - 2002
MIA           88          89 - 2002         89           89 - 2002
APF           87          89 - 1972         87           89 - 1986

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  72  87  74  87 /  40  20  10  20
FORT LAUDERDALE  73  87  76  87 /  30  20  10  20
MIAMI            74  88  75  88 /  20  20  10  10
NAPLES           70  87  71  87 /  10  10  10  10

&&

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

SHORT TERM...54/BNB
LONG TERM...54/BNB
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 4:22 AM EST, 11 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
422 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2015

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
102130-
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-
422 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2015

...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE INCREASING ALONG THE EAST COAST
BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND DUE TO THE INCREASE IN
EASTERLY WINDS.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.

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Event by event

2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Palm Beach

When
November 10, 4:18 PM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, 0.93 mi SW of Golf
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
26.710, -80.060

Spotter reported a brief funnel cloud near the main Palm Beach Health Department office on 10th Ave North.

Funnel Cloud, Palm Beach

When
November 10, 5:33 PM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, 3.33 mi NW of Boca Raton
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
26.390, -80.110

Spotter reported a funnel cloud with a shower near I-95 and Spanish River Blvd.

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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

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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: 602482, 602481.