A strong upper level shortwave in combination with an approaching frontal boundary led to widespread showers and thunderstorms across South Florida during the afternoon hours of the 29th, with lingering thunderstorms early on the 30th. Small hail was reported across portions of Miami-Dade County.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A strong upper level shortwave in combination with an approaching frontal boundary led to widespread showers and thunderstorms across South Florida during the afternoon hours of the 29th, with lingering thunderstorms early on the 30th. Small hail was reported across portions of Miami-Dade County. Additional storms led to three lightning injuries in Palm Beach County along with at least one lightning related house fire.
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 Mar 29, 1:02 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 202 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 .AVIATION... THERE IS ACTIVE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA...MOST OF IT CURRENTLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PENINSULA AND IN THE VICINITY OF TERMINALS KPBI...KOPF...KMIA AND KTMB. ALL TERMINALS ASSIGNED VCTS AT 18Z. ANOTHER AREA OF ACTIVE CONVECTION IS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WEST OF THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND IS EXPECTED TO SPAWN NEW CONVECTION AS IT CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE EASTWARD...AND COULD GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TERMINAL KAPF AROUND 19-20Z. GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTINUE THROUGH 00Z...BUT WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COULD LINGER A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THAT. BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH OCCURRENCE HEAVY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. 60 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 930 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016/ UPDATE... A SHORT WAVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT. THE 12Z MIA SOUNDING THIS MORNING SHOW THAT THE 500 MB TEMPS WERE AROUND -11C AND THE SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING THE 500 MB TEMPS TO COOL DOWN TO -12C TO -13C THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA. AT THE SAME TIME...A 40 TO 50 KNOT MID LEVEL JET WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WITH THE SHORT WAVE. THE COMBINATION OF THE SHORT WAVE...MID LEVEL JET...AND THE COOL AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD EVEN BECOME STRONG TO EVEN SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY IMPACTS BEING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SPC ALSO HAS SOUTH FLORIDA IN A MARGINAL SEVERE OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...WE WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE POSSIBLE STRONG TO A FEW SEVERE STORMS IN THE HWO FOR TODAY ALONG WITH KEEPING THE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POPS IN THE FORECAST. REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME AND NO OTHER CHANGES ARE PLANNED. AVIATION... THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAF SITES TODAY. THERE COULD BE AN EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING ALONG THE COASTS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE SEA BREEZES WILL NOT MOVE INLAND TO FAR THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE TAF SITES WILL CARRY A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND FLOW FOR TODAY. VCTS WILL CONTINUE FOR ALL OF THE TAF SITES FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AS A SHORT WAVE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST WHICH WILL HELP TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO EVEN SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY IMPACTS BEING HAIL, GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME WILL WAIT ON PUTTING A TEMPO GROUP IN FOR THE TAF SITES FOR THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL ACTIVITY GETS GOING ON THE RADAR. THE CEILING AND VIS WILL ALSO REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...THE CEILING AND VIS WILL FALL INTO THE IFR CONDITIONS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE TAF SITES. UPDATE...54/BNB AVIATION...54/BNB PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 404 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016/ .STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... .MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... DISCUSSION... AS THE WEAK SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY, MOIST AIR TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH MID AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY PASSING THROUGH TODAY TO CREATE HIGHER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. THE MAIN IMPULSE PUSHING IN ALOFT FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE WEST COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND PUSH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA RIGHT AS PEAK DIURNAL HEATING HAS PROVIDED PLENTY OF AVAILABLE INSTABILITY FOR CONVECTION. STEEP LAPSE RATE PROFILES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA, INCLUDING COLD 500 MB TEMPERATURES, WILL CREATE STRONG WIND AND HAIL CONCERNS FOR TODAY WITH THESE STORMS. AT THE MOMENT, ANY RISK OF TORNADOES OR SUPERCELLULAR BEHAVIOR SEEMS LESS LIKELY DUE TO LITTLE AVAILABLE SHEAR. 0-1 KM HELICITY VALUES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ARE WELL BELOW 100 M2/S2 TODAY. SPC DISCUSSES THE MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION IN THEIR DAY 1 OUTLOOK /SWODY1/. AS THE MAIN PART OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT, CONVECTION SHOULD SHIFT EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC. THE STALLED SURFACE BOUNDARY COULD STILL ALLOW SOME SHOWERS BUT THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SERVE AS TRANSITION DAYS WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM NEARING THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK. THE NEXT BOUNDARY COULD STALL OVER THE PENINSULA, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A RAINY WEEKEND. ANOTHER MID-LEVEL IMPULSE PUSHING ACROSS THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK TO CLOSE OUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD COULD BRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR RAINFALL. OVERALL, A WARM AND WET TREND CONTINUES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. WHILE TEMPERATURES MAY FEEL MORE SUMMER-LIKE, THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD NOT GENERALLY FLIRT WITH RECORDS LIKE WE DID YESTERDAY. GUIDANCE DOES HAVE SOME SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN SOLUTIONS LATER IN THE EXTENDED, BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO MONITOR TRENDS. AT THE MOMENT, HAVE CONTINUED TREND OF ADDING MENTION OF THUNDER TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST AS MORE AVAILABLE INSTABILITY STAYS PRESENT OVER THE REGION AS WE TRANSITION INTO SUMMER. MARINE... SCEC CONDITIONS COULD RETURN TO THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT FOR A BRIEF TIME AS GUSTY EASTERLIES FROM THE BAHAMAS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. OTHERWISE, THE LOCALIZED IMPACTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY MARINE CONCERN FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 155 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016/ AVIATION...FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING LEAVING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN HOW MUCH AN IMPACT FRONT WILL HAVE ON WINDS DURING THE DAY AS IT SLIDES SOUTH AND RAPIDLY WEAKENS. AT THE MOMENT, IT APPEARS FLOW WILL BE PREVAILING EASTERLY IN THE MORNING WITH OVERALL SPEEDS 4-7KTS THOUGH EAST COAST INLAND SITES MAY STAY MORE WSW DEPENDING ON STRENGTH OF OVERNIGHT LAND BREEZE. BOTH SEA BREEZES DEVELOP 14-17Z WITH ISOLATED SHRA. HAVE INCLUDED VCTS STARTING 17-19Z AS SEA BREEZES MOVE INLAND AND FRONT SHIFTS SOUTHWARDS WITH SCT COVERAGE EXPECTED. STEERING FLOW FAVORS EAST COAST FOR CONVECTION LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, ENDING 01-03Z. 88/ALM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 70 83 74 85 / 40 40 20 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 71 84 77 86 / 40 50 20 20 MIAMI 71 84 74 86 / 40 50 20 20 NAPLES 68 88 68 87 / 20 40 10 20 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHORT TERM... LONG TERM.... AVIATION...60/BD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 943 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 300100- 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM EXCLUDING THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF 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- WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 943 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...SOME STRONG TO EVEN SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE STARTING LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS FROM ANY STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. STRONGER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HAIL: HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FLOODING: SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES THAT MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA BRINGING THE CONTINUING THREAT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. INCREASING EAST-SOUTHEAST FLOW MID TO LATE WEEK WILL BRING LESS THAN FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASE IN RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. .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. BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 124 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 FLZ067-068-168-291815- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY-COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY- 124 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 124 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GOLDEN LAKES... OR NEAR WELLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WEST PALM BEACH...WELLINGTON...LAKE WORTH...RIVIERA BEACH...PALM BEACH... GREENACRES...ROYAL PALM BEACH...PALM SPRINGS...NORTH PALM BEACH...LAKE PARK...ATLANTIS...HAVERHILL...CLOUD LAKE...GUN CLUB ESTATES...PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...LAKE BELVEDERE ESTATES...GOLDEN LAKES...ROYAL PALM ESTATES...PORT OF PALM BEACH AND DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY CAN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIAMI. LAT...LON 2658 8020 2668 8027 2684 8004 2660 8004 TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 224DEG 8KT 2667 8015 BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 136 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 FLZ073-074-291815- METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE-INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY- 136 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 136 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DORAL TO NEAR THE REDLAND. THE STORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIAMI...CORAL GABLES...THE REDLAND...KENDALL...DORAL...HIALEAH GARDENS... SWEETWATER...WEST MIAMI...MEDLEY...KENDALE LAKES...INTERSECTION KROME AND KENDALL DRIVE...THE HAMMOCKS...OLYMPIA HEIGHTS...WESTCHESTER...SUNSET... THE CROSSINGS...UNIVERSITY PARK...RICHMOND WEST...WEST KENDALL AND CORAL TERRACE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 2575 8028 2548 8054 2563 8059 2588 8034 TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 346DEG 3KT 2582 8034 2558 8053 BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 155 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 FLZ073-174-291845- FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL- 155 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...UP TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT... * AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT TO MAHOGANY HAMMOCK...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * 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. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOMESTEAD...HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT...THE REDLAND...ROYAL PALM RANGER...PA-HAY-OKEE OVERLOOK AND EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS 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 2549 8049 2531 8070 2540 8083 2564 8058 TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 301DEG 5KT 2555 8058 2535 8081 BAXTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 227 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 FLZ073-074-173-291900- COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI- DADE COUNTY FL- 227 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...UP TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... * AT 226 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER COUNTRY WALK...OR NEAR KENDALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * 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. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIAMI...CORAL GABLES...SOUTH MIAMI...KENDALL...THE REDLAND...DORAL... PINECREST...SWEETWATER...WEST MIAMI...KENDALE LAKES...INTERSECTION KROME AND KENDALL DRIVE...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...WEST PERRINE...THE HAMMOCKS...OLYMPIA HEIGHTS...WESTCHESTER...SUNSET...RICHMOND HEIGHTS... THE CROSSINGS AND UNIVERSITY PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && LAT...LON 2551 8045 2559 8057 2584 8042 2574 8022 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 218DEG 15KT 2564 8045 SI
The Miami radar (KAMX), 10 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
2 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several reports of dime to nickel sized hail were received from trained spotters and via the broadcast media with storms across southern Miami-Dade county, mainly in the Florida City and Redland areas.
Several reports received from the public and social media of dime to nickel sized hail falling across the West Boca Raton area over a period of 15 to 20 minutes. The largest hail observed was at the Southwinds Golf Course where hail up to quarter size was estimated.
Lightning struck three firefighters in the backyard of a home in the 3100 block of NW 27 Avenue in the Strathmore subdivision in Boca Raton. The victims were standing under an overhang over the home when lightning struck. All three firefighters were knocked off their feet and one was thrown 15 feet in the air and suffered a seizure. Two sustained minor injuries, including hearing problems. Time is estimated.
Lightning struck a house on Purdy Lane in West Palm Beach with two people inside at the time. No injuries were reported, but a small fire was started by the strike. The fire was quickly extinguished, leaving a cup sized hole in the roof.
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