822  
WWUS82 KMFL 041747  
SPSMFL  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL  
147 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
FLZ073-074-173-174-041830-  
METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-  
INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL-  
147 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE  
COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT...  
 
AT 146 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING  
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT, MOVING  
SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HOMESTEAD, HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT, THE REDLAND, FLORIDA CITY,  
ROYAL PALM RANGER, LEISURE CITY, AND EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.  
 
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 2532 8056 2547 8076 2556 8066 2560 8052  
2543 8042  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 046DEG 6KT 2550 8052  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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