UPDATED MIAMI AND VICINITY FORECAST

Tonight Mar 14, 2017

Mostly clear:  Lows around 55°F.  West northwest wind to 11 MPH.

Wednesday Mar 15

Sunny during the day:  Highs around 70°F.  Northwest wind to 14 MPH.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 54°F.  North northwest wind to 10 MPH.

Thursday Mar 16

Mostly sunny   during the day:  Highs around 70°F.  North wind to 11 MPH.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 57°F.  Northeast wind to 11 MPH.

Friday Mar 17

Partly cloudy during the day:  Highs around 75°F.  North northeast wind to 14 MPH.

Partly cloudy during the night:  Lows around 63°F.  East northeast wind to 12 MPH.

Saturday Mar 18

Partly cloudy during the day:  Highs around 77°F.  Northeast wind to 8 MPH.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 63°F.  East southeast wind to 8 MPH.

Sunday Mar 19

Mostly sunny during the day:  Highs around 81°F. Northwest wind to 13 MPH.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 63°F.  North wind to 11 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH.

Monday Mar 20

Mostly sunny during the day:  Highs around 79°F.  North wind to 13 MPH.

Mostly cloudy during the night:  Lows around 66°F.  East northeast wind to 12 MPH.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND FLOODING BEING REPORTED

LATEST SNOW MAP ANIMATION AND REPORTS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND FLOODING.

MORE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED

HERE ARE THE LATEST REPORTS OF TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG DUE TO WINTER STORM STELLA.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO TOUCH DOWN IN BROWARD THIS MORNING

Courtesy of WSVN 7

WSVN 7 News‏Verified account @wsvn 23m23 minutes ago

National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in Broward early this morning http://wsvn.com/news/local/officials-possible-tornado-touches-down-in-plantation/ …

 
Vivian Gonzalez‏Verified account @VivianGonzalez7 1h1 hour ago

The tornado's end location. @wsvn

REPORTS OF LARGE TREE AND POWER LINES ON MAIN STREET

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORT LARGE TREE DOWN ON MAIN STREET IN PLYMOUTH MA.

TREE DOWN ON HOUSE OCEAN NJ AT HARDINE RD.

Emergency Manager reports tree fell on house roof along Hardine Rd. Ocean NJ as strong 60 mph winds blew through this area.

 

REPORTS OF WIRE AND TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THE BURLINTON NJ AREA

Winter storm causing havoc up the northeast coast with tropical storm force winds up to 60 mph and probably higher off shore.  Rains over the Atlantic are turning into sleet and snow as the rains rap around the counter clockwise rotation of the low and moves on inland on the west quadrant of the low.  N.W.S. Employees in the Burlington NJ and Law Enforcement are reporting tree limbs down and also power lines in this area.  Stay indoors and hunker down!

 

EVEN THE MOST SEASONED MET'S CAN MAKE MISTAKES

Before going to bed last night around 1025 PM EST I reviewed radar and noticed the line of rain and embedded thunderstorms headed southeast for South Florida.  I shared the radar loop on Facebook and at added this statement, "Rain and maybe strong storms overnight South Florida, and you can't rule out an isolated tornado. Good night!"


I did not want to leave without posting my last report of the approaching line of showers and embedded storms, without warning my FB Friends that we could not rule out an isolated tornado over night.

Well Around 11:20 PM while watching TV in bed one of the Local Meteorologist, and I'm not going to mention who or what channel it was on, because I am not here to discredit any one just as an observation that even the most seasoned Meteorologist can goof up on their forecast even with all the tools and technology they have available.

This Met said that this line would be weak not severe and there would not be winds of 45-50 mph. Well as I looked at the National Weather Service Alerts I get via email this morning, I noticed advisories for Significant Weather and tornado warning in Broward. Thank GOD there were no injuries with severe storm possibly a rain rapped tornado in broward that NWS MIAMI is investigating this morning. It is always important to keep your NOAA weather radio on Alert just in case the weather changes for the worst while you are asleep.  Be storm ready!  Here are the advisories I received over night.

SPSMFL from 3/14/2017 12:20 AM to 1:00 AM EDT for Broward County, Mainland Monroe County, Miami-Dade County: Significant Weather Advisory for 45 to 55 mph winds for southeastern Collier Mainland Monroe western Miami-Dade and southwestern Broward Counties Until 100 AM EDT.

SPSMFL from 3/14/2017 12:28 AM to 1:15 AM EDT for Broward County: Significant Weather Advisory for 45 to 55 mph winds for northwestern Broward and southeastern Palm Beach Counties Until 115 AM EDT.

SPSMFL from 3/14/2017 1:01 AM to 1:45 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County: Significant Weather Advisory for 45 to 55 mph winds for Miami-Dade and eastern Broward Counties Until 145 AM EDT.

SPSMFL from 3/14/2017 1:17 AM to 1:30 AM EDT for Broward County: Significant Weather Advisory for 45 to 55 mph winds for northeastern Broward and southeastern Palm Beach Counties Until 130 AM EDT.

New event. Tornado Warning from 3/14/2017 1:27 AM to 2:00 AM EDT for Broward County.

SPSMFL from 3/14/2017 1:43 AM to 2:15 AM EDT for Miami-Dade County: Significant Weather Advisory for 45 to 55 mph winds for central Miami-Dade and southeastern Broward Counties Until 215 AM EDT.

Here are Maps from Local TV stations this morning of line and tornado warning area .

STARTING TO SEE SOME STRONG STORMS OUT OVER THE GULF

Starting to see some strong cells out over the Gulf waters with some rotation makers.  We could see some of these cells turn severe over land if they hold together Central West coast just beware of the possibilities of strong to severe storms coming on shore this evening...RTW

UPDATED MIAMI AND VICINITY FORECAST

Today March 13, 2017

Partly cloudy with scattered showers today:  Highs around 82°F.  Southeast wind to 16 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH.  Chance of rain 30 percent.

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers during the night:  Lows around 70°F.  South wind 8 to 13 MPH. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Tuesday Mar 14

Partly cloudy with scattered showers during the day:  Highs around 82°F.  West southwest wind 10 to 15 MPH. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 59°F.   West northwest wind to 13 MPH.

Wednesday Mar 15

Sunny during the day:  Highs around 72°F.  North northwest wind 10 to 16 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 54°F.  North wind 8 to 14 MPH.

Thursday Mar 16

Mostly Sunny during the day:  Highs around 72°F.  North wind to 14 MPH.

Partly cloudy during the night:  Lows around 61°F.  Northeast wind to 11 MPH.

Friday Mar 17

Partly cloudy during the day:  Highs around 73°F.  North northeast wind to 13 MPH.

Partly cloudy Night:  Lows around 63°F.  East northeast wind to 13 MPH.

Saturday Mar 18

Partly cloudy during the day:  Highs around 75°F.  Northeast wind to 13 MPH.

Mostly clear during the night:  Lows around 63°F.  East wind to 10 MPH.

Sunday Mar 19

Mostly Sunny during the day:  Highs around 79°F. Northwest wind to 11 MPH.

NOR' EASTER IN THE MAKING MARCH 13, 2017

The atmosphere is prepping itself for a whopper of a storm along the northeast.  I'm glad I live in Florida.

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