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Red Flag Warning for Monday

Due to low humidity and breezy conditions most of southeast Florida is under a Red Flag Warning. This is in effect from 11am through 7pm when relative humidities will be under 35% for four or more consecutive hours.

We will have a cool night tonight with lows around 53F and a slightly cooler night tomorrow night. Warming trend will begin on Tuesday.

Record Highs on Saturday

We did have a couple of record highs on Saturday. FLL hit 89F and MIA
reached a record 90F.

22 Tornadoes and Still Counting

A very tragic weather day as we have seen 22 tornadoes and at least seven deaths throughout the southeast today. The Storm Prediction Center has done a fantastic job today getting the watches out. This morning they had issued a public severe weather outlook to warn of today's weather dangers.

Even at this point of the night there are still three tornado watches in effect for parts of north Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina. At this moment three counties in Georgia are under tornado warnings.

As far as south Florida we may see some showers overnight before a very warm Friday. Some areas may even see record highs as temperatures will be in the upper 80's to about 90F.

And for those checking the home weather data, the temperature sensor is not reporting so there is no temperature, humidity or dew point data. I will try to get this fixed in the morning. That is after I mow the lawn :)

All Warnings Have Expired or Have Been Cancelled

Broward is now clear of all warnings. Still a chance of more storms this afternoon.

Moving Off Shore

A few storm reports have come in already with an official sighting of a tornado in Tamarac and a good amount of hail reports. Below is the list so far this afternoon from the NWS:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
218 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
           ..REMARKS..

0155 PM     HAIL             FORT LAUDERDALE         26.12N 80.15W
02/28/2007  E1.00 INCH       BROWARD            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF
           COMMERCIAL BLVD AND US 441.

0155 PM     TORNADO          TAMARAC                 26.21N 80.27W
02/28/2007                   BROWARD            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           REPORTED BY SPOTTER ID PB50609. SPOTTER SAW THE TORNADO
           OUTSIDE THE WINDOW NEAR PLEASANT HILL LANE.

0200 PM     HAIL             LAUDERDALE LAKES        26.16N 80.20W
02/28/2007  E1.00 INCH       BROWARD            FL   PUBLIC

           REPORTED NEAR US 441 AND OAKLAND PARK BLVD.

0202 PM     HAIL             FORT LAUDERDALE         26.12N 80.15W
02/28/2007  E1.00 INCH       BROWARD            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           SPOTTER ID BR166 REPORTED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AT THE
           GOVERNMENT CENTER AT BROWARD AND ANDREWS.

0205 PM     HAIL             FORT LAUDERDALE         26.12N 80.15W
02/28/2007  E0.88 INCH       BROWARD            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           HAIL REPORTED JUST NORTH OF FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE
           AIRPORT.

0206 PM     HAIL             FORT LAUDERDALE         26.12N 80.15W
02/28/2007  E0.88 INCH       BROWARD            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE BY SPOTTER BR220.

0210 PM     HAIL             FORT LAUDERDALE         26.12N 80.15W
02/28/2007  E1.75 INCH       BROWARD            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           REPORTED AT A1A AND SUNRISE BLVD.

0213 PM     HAIL             FORT LAUDERDALE         26.12N 80.15W
02/28/2007  E1.50 INCH       BROWARD            FL   PUBLIC

           REPORTED NEAR DAVIE BLVD EAST OF I-95.

Update from NWS

WWUS52 KMFL 281913
SVSMFL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
210 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

FLC011-281930-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070228T1930Z/
BROWARD FL-
210 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY...

AT 206 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN
TAMARAC AROUND 2 PM. THE STORM THAT REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PORT EVERGLADES...OR ABOUT NEAR FORT
LAUDERDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LAT...LON 2628 8034 2634 8027 2631 8021 2631 8007
2625 8011 2607 8011 2601 8024 2628 8037

$$

TINGLER

2:10PM

The rotation has returned, this is why we do not let our guard down. Waiting on reports from Ft. Lauderdale.

2:06PM Radar Update

Radar is now indicating the rotation has diminished BUT that does not mean the situation is over. Warning is in effect until 2:30PM.

Golf Ball Size Hail

.75 inch hail has been reported west of Ft. Lauderdale. Radar at 2:02PM indicates the rotation near the intersection of I-95 and I-595.

Tornado Warning

Currently severe weather heading for downtown Ft. Lauderdale. There is a Tornado Warning in effect until 2:30pm. Hail has been reported west of Ft. Lauderdale.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Broward

In effect now for eastern Broward until 2:45pm.

Not Much

There seems to have been only one report of severe weather this afternoon and that was of half-inch hail in Boca. The atmosphere stabilized due to the cloud cover so besides a few thunderstorms there was not too much out of the ordinary today.

There could be a few thunderstorms overnight so keep the NOAA weather radios active.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 7PM

We are in middle of a Severe thunderstorm Watch at this time. I did send a few updates to the blog via email this morning and they have not yet posted. Showers and thunderstorms are now popping up over NE Broward and SE Palm Beach counties.

We did have one Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Broward this afternoon. The next couple of hours we will see the activity peak. Stay tuned.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Until 2PM for NE Broward.

Severe Thunderstorm Potential Today

Looks like the atmosphere is becoming more unstable and now there is a
chance of a severe thunderstorm or two this afternoon. NWS in Miami
just updated the HWO and highlighted this chance of severe weather.

More updates to come.

Some Strong Storms Today

Looks like a repeat of yesterday with some scattered t-storms. Not much
of anything on radar at the moment, but I am watching.

Some Strong Storms

After a humid start to the day rain did set in this afternoon along the east coast. Some of these storms were strong and there were reports of hail in Palm Beach county.

Here at weather central we had .28 inches of rain while PMP reported .01 inches. We should see some more showers and thunderstorms tomorrow, with a slight chance of a couple of them being strong. I will give an update in the morning when the soundings come out.

Have a good night.

Which was Colder? Saturady vs. Monday Morning

A few time over the past few days I have overheard people discussing how yesterday morning was colder than Saturday morning. In some areas that was true, but here at Weather Central and at PMP (Pompano Airport) it was the opposite. In fact it was officially 39F Saturday morning (that is when I had ice on top of the cars) and 43F Monday morning (no ice) at PMP.

The cooler weather is over for now. After a high today of 72F we should see the upper 70s tomorrow and around 80 to the lower 80's for the rest of the week.

Enjoy the warm-up!

Clouds Forming

As I was driving home tonight from work I noticed clouds rolling in.
This is associated with the cold front approaching the area. But this
will also cause our lows not to be so low.

The clouds will act like a blanket and trap what little warmth we had
today. So instead of our lows being around 40 like last night, we
should see 45 to 47 instead. As of 1am it was 50F at PMP.

Tune in again tomorrow.