A frontal boundary stalled across South Florida, enhancing afternoon showers and storms along the east coast sea breeze. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed, with the strongest storms producing large amounts of hail across Southern Miami-Dade County.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A frontal boundary stalled across South Florida, enhancing afternoon showers and storms along the east coast sea breeze. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed, with the strongest storms producing large amounts of hail across Southern Miami-Dade County.
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 May 24, 2:51 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 351 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...Drier conditions Wednesday before more unsettled weather late this week into this weekend... .SHORT TERM... A trough of low pressure over the eastern United States will move east through Wednesday allowing for a mid to upper level low to form just east of South Florida. This will allow for drier air to the north to work into South Florida for tonight into Wednesday night. Therefore, the scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms that are occurring over South Florida this afternoon should dissipate through this evening hours. There could still be a few showers over the southern areas late tonight into Wednesday due to the closeness of the upper level low. The short range models are showing weak surface low pressure developing near or just east of The Bahamas late this week and move the low to the north/northwest towards the southeastern United States this weekend. At this same time, models are showing the mid to upper level low to move back into the Florida Peninsula. This weather pattern will allow for tropical moisture to work back into South Florida from the south leading to scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms each day late this week into this weekend. The best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be over the interior areas where the sea breezes collided. The NHC is also giving this weak low a 30 percent chance of developing into a subtropical or tropical system in the next 5 days. At this time, it is too early to tell if there will be additional impacts to South Florida. .LONG TERM... The long range models are showing that the tropical moisture will remain over South Florida early next week, as the upper level low weakens over South Florida. Therefore, the POPS will remain the scattered to numerous range over the area during this time. && .MARINE... The winds will be northeast to east direction tonight through Wednesday night, and the wind speeds will be increasing from 10 to 15 knots this evening to 15 to 20 knots late tonight into Wednesday night. The wind speeds will then decrease to 10 to 15 knots late this week from the east. This will keep the seas at 5 feet or less in both the Atlantic and Gulf waters through late this week, except for Wednesday where it could get up to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. The breezy northeast/east winds will also allow for the threat of rip currents to increase along the east coast beaches tonight into Wednesday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... West Palm Beach 86 75 86 75 / 50 10 10 10 Fort Lauderdale 86 77 86 77 / 60 20 10 10 Miami 87 76 87 76 / 60 30 20 10 Naples 91 70 90 69 / 40 30 20 10 && .MFL Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. AM...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...99/SS LONG TERM....54/BNB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 933 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 250145- 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- 933 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, WIND, AND HAIL. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR, THE GREATEST THREAT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS INTERIOR AND SOUTHERN AREAS. FLOODING: HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS, WITH LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON STREETS IN URBAN AREAS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS POSSIBLE. HAIL: SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
225 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016
FLZ075-241915-
MAINLAND MONROE FL-
225 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM EDT...
* AT 225 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF MAHOGANY HAMMOCK...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF
FLAMINGO.
THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* 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.
* THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MAINLAND
MONROE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2529 8100 2537 8104 2539 8101 2547 8101
2553 8088 2528 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 247DEG 4KT 2539 8094
SHAMBURGERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 318 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 FLZ067-068-241945- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL- 318 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... * AT 318 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WELLINGTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. * 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. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WELLINGTON...GREENACRES...ROYAL PALM BEACH...LOXAHATCHEE GROVES... LOXAHATCHEE NWR...FLORIDA GARDENS...ABERDEEN AND ABERDEEN GOLF COURSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && LAT...LON 2668 8034 2669 8018 2654 8011 2652 8037 TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 351DEG 5KT 2661 8027 SHAMBURGER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 327 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 FLZ067-242000- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL- 327 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... * AT 327 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIANTOWN. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * 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. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PALM BEACH GARDENS...NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT AND CALOOSA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && LAT...LON 2685 8021 2685 8040 2696 8042 2696 8023 TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 339DEG 2KT 2691 8034 SHAMBURGER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 337 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 FLZ073-074-173-242000- COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI- DADE COUNTY FL- 337 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... * AT 336 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...OR NEAR SWEETWATER. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * 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. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIAMI...HIALEAH...CORAL GABLES...SOUTH MIAMI...KENDALL...DORAL... PINECREST...MIAMI SPRINGS...SWEETWATER...WEST MIAMI...MEDLEY... KENDALE LAKES...GLADEVIEW...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI... OLYMPIA HEIGHTS...WESTCHESTER...SUNSET... MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...UNIVERSITY PARK AND WEST KENDALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 2585 8042 2585 8023 2567 8027 2567 8045 TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 002DEG 2KT 2577 8034 SHAMBURGER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 359 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 FLZ071-072-242030- INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL- 359 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... * AT 359 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MILE MARKER 30 ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY...OR 14 MILES WEST OF DAVIE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * 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. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DAVIE...SUNRISE...WESTON...INTERSECTION ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND MIAMI CANAL...INTERSECTION I-75 AND U.S. 27...MILE MARKER 30 ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND EAST TOLL GATE ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY. LAT...LON 2617 8069 2625 8044 2609 8034 2600 8062 TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 325DEG 4KT 2613 8054 SHAMBURGER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 401 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 FLZ073-074-173-242030- COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI- DADE COUNTY FL- 401 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... * AT 400 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER UNIVERSITY PARK...OR NEAR KENDALL...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. AT 350 PM EDT...PEA SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN SWEETWATER. * FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH... SMALL 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...DORAL...PINECREST... SWEETWATER...WEST MIAMI...KENDALE LAKES... INTERSECTION KROME AND KENDALL DRIVE...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI... WEST PERRINE...THE HAMMOCKS...OLYMPIA HEIGHTS...WESTCHESTER... SUNSET...CUTLER BAY...RICHMOND HEIGHTS... THE CROSSINGS AND UNIVERSITY PARK. LAT...LON 2584 8039 2571 8025 2557 8036 2573 8054 TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 044DEG 9KT 2573 8038 SHAMBURGER
The Miami radar (KAMX), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:04 UTC.
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter called to report quarter size hail falling at SW 107th Avenue and Bird Road. There were also many other reports of dime and pea size hail falling in the same area. Pea size hail was also reported at the local National Weather Service office in Miami located on FIU South Campus.
A trained spotter called to report quarter size hail falling at the intersection of SW 56th street and SW 109 Avenue in Miami.
A trained spotter called to report quarter size hail falling at the intersection of SW 80th street and SW 134 Avenue in Kendall.
Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of SW 127 Avenue and SW 72 Street via twitter across Kendall. Many other reports of pea and dime size hail were reported in the same area via social media.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, May 2016
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: 631315, 631317, 631318, 631319.