Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Biscayne Bay, Atlantic South

2024-08-19 · near Turkey Point, Biscayne Bay, Atlantic South

Event narrative

A thunderstorm wind gust of 45 mph/39 knots was measured at the Turkey Point WxFlow station.

Wider weather episode

As mid-level troughing deepened over the East Coast U.S., it sent an associated frontal boundary into the Southeast US on August 19th and further into Central Florida on the 20th. With this frontal boundary, it supported showers and thunderstorm over the southeastern Florida metro and adjacent waters. Passing storms brought the threat for strong, gusty winds and waterspouts over the marine areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.