Lightning injuries were reported with afternoon thunderstorms that developed along the Gulf sea breeze in Southwest Florida on June 21, 2025.
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Lightning injuries were reported with afternoon thunderstorms that developed along the Gulf sea breeze in Southwest Florida on June 21, 2025.
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 Jun 21, 1:36 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 236 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE, BEACHES... .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Sunday) Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 Broad mid level ridging continues to expand northeastward across the Southeast and Mid Atlantic states this afternoon. Farther to the south, an inverted trough along with a weak vort max currently over the western Bahamas will sneak underneath this ridge and pass across South Florida tonight into Sunday. At the surface, strong high pressure currently centered to the northeast in the Atlantic will push closer to the Southeast coast heading into Sunday. This will help to increase the pressure gradient across the region which will allow for easterly wind flow to strengthen moving into Sunday. The inverted mid level trough/vort max will add an additional source of lift across the region through tonight and into the day on Sunday as well. This feature along with added moisture advection in the lower levels on the enhanced easterly wind flow will help to increase the coverage of showers and thunderstorms through the rest of the weekend. With stronger easterly wind flow in place, the diurnal pattern will still remain the same as it has been with showers and thunderstorms forming over the local waters as well as the eastern half of the region in the morning before shifting towards the interior and west coast in the afternoon and evening. With mid level heights lowering a bit, this will aid in steeper lapse rates as well as cooler temperatures pushing in aloft especially on Sunday as this mid level feature pushes across South Florida. Since this impulse will be moving across the area during peak diurnal heating on Sunday, this will allow for the potential for some of the thunderstorms to become strong to marginally severe mainly across the interior and west coast where instability will be maximized in the afternoon and early evening hours. The strongest thunderstorms during this time frame could contain strong gusty winds, small hail, and heavy downpours. High temperatures this afternoon and Sunday will be typical for this time of year as they range from the upper 80s along the immediate east coast to the lower 90s across Southwest Florida. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday night through next Friday) Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 The weak mid level inverted trough will pull away from the region on Sunday night into Monday and the strong and expansive mid level ridge will basically remain parked across most of the Eastern Seaboard for the early to middle portion of the week. With the inverted mid level trough/vort max pulling further away from the region, South Florida will remain firmly entrenched on the southern periphery of this ridge for the early and middle portion of the week. At the surface, high pressure will continue to push westward and center over the Southeast and Mid Atlantic states through the middle of the week. This will keep moderate easterly wind flow in place across most of the region during the early portion of the week. However, wind will slowly start to diminsh by the middle of the week as the high starts to weaken a bit and the center shifts southward over the Florida Peninsula and western Atlantic. The strong subsidence from the strong mid level ridge and surface high pressure will promote some drier air pushing into the region during the early portion of the week. This will help to bring the return of a typical summertime pattern to the region as convective development will once again be supported mainly by the sea breeze boundaries. With mid level temperatures gradually warming, strong thunderstorm chances will drop and will remain rather limited through the middle of the week. With east to southeasterly wind flow remaining in place, the highest chances of showers and thunderstorms will start out over the eastern half of the region in the morning before shifting towards the interior and west coast each afternoon. The strongest storms over the interior and west coast will still be capable of producing heavy downpours and gusty winds where sea breeze boundaries and thunderstorm outflow boundaries collide. High temperatures will range from the upper 80s along the east coast to the lower 90s across Southwest Florida. Heading towards the end of the week, the uncertainty level in the forecast starts to rise as the latest ensemble and global guidance suite begins to diverge a bit as a weakening mid level low well off to the northeast tries to push southwestward closer to the region heading towards Thursday and Friday. This feature may try to push the strong mid level ridge a bit further to the west as the weakening low tries to sneak underneath the ridge and make it close enough to the region on Friday. This would help to enhance lift which would increase shower and thunderstorm coverage during this time frame. The latest guidance suite does differ with the evolution of this mid level low in regards to the timing and intensity as well as how close it actually gets to the region. With this being towards the end of the forecast period, this also increases the uncertainty as well. For now, the latest forecast trends more towards climatology and keeps the diurnal summertime convective pattern in place with the highest chances of convection remaining over the interior and west coast each afternoon. This will continue to be monitored as the week progresses. High temperatures for the end of the week look to remain in the upper 80s and lower 90s across most areas. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 135 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 Mainly VFR conditions will prevail through the period. SE winds of 10 to 15 kts will continue across the east coast terminals this afternoon with gusts up to 20 kts possible at times. Scattered showers currently near the east coast terminals will shift towards the interior and west coast as the afternoon progresses. At KAPF, winds will become more SSW this afternoon as a Gulf breeze develops. There could be periods of MVFR or IFR at KAPF this afternoon as storms pass over the terminal. && .MARINE... Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 A gentle to moderate east to southeasterly wind flow will continue across most of the local waters through tonight. These winds will gradually increase for the second half of the weekend and into early portion of the week especially across the Atlantic waters. Seas across the Atlantic and Gulf waters will remain at 2 feet or less through the rest of the weekend. These seas will gradually increase early next week and could range from 2 to 4 feet with the highest seas remaining over the Atlantic waters. Scattered to numerous showers and storms will be possible each day. Winds and seas could potentially become hazardous in and around storms. && .BEACHES... Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025 A moderate risk of rip currents will continue through the rest of the weekend across the Atlantic Coast beaches. As onshore flow increases early next week, a high risk of rip currents may develop across the Atlantic Coast beaches during this time frame. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Miami 80 89 80 89 / 40 60 30 40 West Kendall 76 89 77 89 / 30 60 30 40 Opa-Locka 80 90 79 90 / 40 60 30 40 Homestead 78 88 79 88 / 40 60 40 40 Fort Lauderdale 80 88 80 88 / 40 60 30 40 N Ft Lauderdale 80 89 80 89 / 40 60 30 40 Pembroke Pines 81 92 82 92 / 40 60 30 40 West Palm Beach 79 89 79 90 / 30 60 20 40 Boca Raton 79 90 79 90 / 40 60 30 40 Naples 74 90 74 91 / 40 70 40 60 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...CWC LONG TERM....CWC AVIATION...CWC
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
328 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
FLZ069-211945-
Coastal Collier County FL-
328 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Collier
County through 345 PM EDT...
At 327 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a waterspout over the
nerashore Gulf waters near Marco Island, moving west at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph, and half inch
hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs
and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor
objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Marco Island, Cape Romano, Key Marco, and Goodland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2599 8175 2595 8170 2595 8166 2598 8173
2599 8169 2598 8167 2597 8168 2593 8158
2589 8158 2590 8163 2594 8165 2593 8165
2584 8168 2589 8171 2593 8168 2594 8169
2592 8169 2591 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 103DEG 14KT 2591 8167
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HadiThe Miami radar (KAMX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Marco Island Police Department reported three minor injuries associated with lightning striking a tiki hut along Marco Island Beach. All three individuals were transported for further assessment.
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