South Florida was in the warm sector of a surface frontal system with a broad area of high pressure over the eastern United States. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours over Southeast Florida and the adjacent waters.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
South Florida was in the warm sector of a surface frontal system with a broad area of high pressure over the eastern United States. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours over Southeast Florida and the adjacent waters.
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 2, 2:20 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 320 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 ...New SHORT TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 318 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 - The threat of isolated strong to severe storms remains in the forecast this afternoon/evening across northeastern South Florida. - A stalled out frontal boundary could keep rain chances elevated across much of the region through the end of the work week. - Apparent temperatures (feels-like) could peak in the 100-105F range this afternoon across most urban areas. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Wednesday) Issued at 318 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 South Florida finds itself in the warm sector of an approaching front and under a rich tropical airmass, with PWATs climbing up to around 2.1 inches according to the 18z MFL sounding. Aloft, longwave troughing extends south across the eastern seaboard, which will help advect some mid-level vorticity impulses across the region and provide increased shear across Florida. As the trough swings east into the western Atlantic, cyclogenesis will induce a surface low off the coast of the Carolinas, which will help push a "cold" front south across the state on Wednesday. These ingredients will contribute increased chances of precipitation across South Florida, with even a low risk of severe weather and isolated flooding impacts late this afternoon through evening across the eastern coast. SPC mesoanalysis indicates bulk shear values up to 35 kts across central Florida, which would be supportive of stronger thunderstorms. The 18z MFL sounding indicates up to 25 kts of effective shear for the Miami area, which is a little bit higher than what model soundings were indicating. Overall, thermodynamics should be pretty favorable across the region, with CAPE values looking to climb up to near 3000 to 4000 J/kg and steep low level lapse rates of 8 C/km. The upper air observation shows a more moist profile than what some of the models were indicating, so we may be trending towards more of a heavy rainfall threat than a severe weather threat. A slight inverted v profile and some drier air in the mid levels would favor a few strong downdrafts if storms are able to mature enough, supported by DCAPE values between 700 and 800 J/kg. CAMs indicate that most thunderstorm activity will develop along the Atlantic sea-breeze, focusing over the metro areas from Miami to Palm beach. There is still some spread among guidance on where the majority of stronger storms will focus, with some solutions favoring more southern storms (which would favor heavier rain over Dade) and other solutions showing more northern storms (which would favor a marginal severe threat for Palm Beach). In any case, the ingredients will be there for both isolated urban flooding and isolated damaging winds across Dade and Broward and slightly higher chances for Palm Beach. Timing has been trending a little bit later, with most activity looking to focus during the late afternoon and evening. Overnight, activity shifts offshore over the Gulf Stream and winds become more light and variable over land. For Wednesday, the front looks to reach South Florida during the morning and stall short of the end of the peninsula. Mid and upper level cloud cover is expected to increase with this frontal passage, which may serve to limit afternoon convection. Forcing from the front will probably squeeze out some precipitation throughout the day, with PoPs in the 40 to 50% range areawide. However, increased northeast flow may also inhibit a true sea-breeze circulation from forming, and a cooler more stable airmass would likely limit any deeper convection from forming. Guidance does seem to favor the southern Everglades and southeast Dade for heavier rainfall and storm activity during the afternoon, which would seem to coincide with the location of the frontal boundary. Max heat indices this afternoon will climb into the low 100s areawide, which will lead to widespread Moderate HeatRisk for all metro areas. After the front passes through tomorrow, temperatures will dip down into the the mid 80s for most locations through the middle of the week. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 141 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 As the mid-level trough amplifies and advects eastward into the western Atlantic waters, deterministic and ensemble guidance hints at the frontal boundary remaining in the vicinity of South Florida Thursday into Friday with forecast precipitable remaining at or above the 90th percentile for this time of year. Model guidance continues to hint at the potential development of a cut-off low (and non-tropical surface low pressure) over the region or just east of South Florida in the vicinity of the northwestern Bahamas. The evolution of the potential cut-off low and surface flow direction around the surface low pressure will have direct implications on the forecast for the upcoming weekend and early next week. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 139 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop along the Atlantic sea breeze this afternoon, mainly affecting the east coast metro area. As a result, periods of MVFR conditions are expected for any storms that move over any terminals, so TEMPOs have been included for the late afternoon through early evening period. Winds become more light and variable overnight, then pick up out of the east during the morning hours tomorrow as a front approaches the region. Mid and upper level cloud cover is expected to increase as the front moves overhead. && .MARINE... Issued at 141 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 Light northwesterly winds across the nearshore waters will veer to an onshore direction by this afternoon. A front is forecast to move across much of the state Wednesday through Thursday and bring an increase in surface winds as well as a more significant swell across the Atlantic waters. Advisory level seas are possible by late week across the Gulfstream waters. Scattered showers and storms are expected today across Atlantic waters and will be more widespread in nature across Gulf and Atlantic waters Wednesday through Thursday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Miami 75 85 75 83 / 60 60 50 60 West Kendall 74 87 73 84 / 60 60 40 70 Opa-Locka 75 86 75 84 / 60 50 40 60 Homestead 76 87 75 84 / 50 70 60 80 Fort Lauderdale 76 84 76 82 / 70 60 50 60 N Ft Lauderdale 76 84 76 82 / 70 60 50 60 Pembroke Pines 77 87 76 85 / 70 60 40 60 West Palm Beach 75 84 76 83 / 70 60 40 40 Boca Raton 76 84 76 83 / 70 60 50 50 Naples 77 88 73 86 / 30 50 40 70 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...NMP LONG TERM....Hadi AVIATION...NMP
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
311 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
FLZ067-068-168-021945-
Coastal Palm Beach County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
311 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Palm
Beach County through 345 PM EDT...
At 311 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm over North County Airport, or near Palm Beach
Gardens, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach, Juno
Beach, Royal Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Lake Park, Haverhill,
North County Airport, Gun Club Estates, Schall Circle, Juno Ridge,
The Acreage, Lake Belvedere Estates, Palm Beach International
Airport, Royal Palm Estates, Golden Lakes, Mangonia Park, and
Lakeside Green.
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.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 2685 8006 2683 8006 2675 8007 2667 8010
2678 8031 2693 8022 2688 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 300DEG 12KT 2684 8023
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ARThe Miami radar (KAMX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast Media relayed photo of a fallen large pine tree in Century Village West Palm Beach due to severe wind gusts with a severe thunderstorm that over the location at that time.
Off Duty NWS Employee shared photos of a large tree down on the northbound lanes of Northwest 102nd Avenue in Doral as a result of severe wind gusts as a severe thunderstorm was moving through the area.
Several reports from the public describing flooded roads and vehicles stranded in the area around Jackson Memorial Hospital, NW 7th Ave and NW 15th St.
Broadcast Media shared photos of a large tree down and trampoline stuck onto a roof after a severe thunderstorm moved through the Arden Community in Palm Beach County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1356511, 1356512, 1356510, 1356513.