Miami weather: Severe weather risk for Miami-Dade, Broward falls as front brings rain, wind to South Florida
MIAMI — The threat of severe weather was diminishing Sunday afternoon after a fast-moving storm prompted tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings and watches that covered all of South Florida.
A Tornado Warning for Miami-Dade was allowed to expire at 11:30 a.m. and there were no immediate reports of a tornado touchdown in the area. A Tornado Warning and Tornado Watch that had been issued for Monroe County was also allowed to expire.
But Broward and Miami-Dade remained under a tornado watch until 2 p.m.
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The system moved in from the Gulf of Mexico before rapidly advancing to the east.
"We're going to get into the thick of things as we get close to 10 a.m.," meteorologist KC Sherman said Sunday morning, adding that the fast-moving system could bring heavy downpours and gusty winds. "This will be a fast-moving storm."
The region was under a Level 2 risk for severe weather ahead of the storms arriving in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Stormy Sunday possible for South Florida
The storms had the potential to produce brief tornadoes in addition to very heavy rain and strong wind gusts.
With severe thunderstorms or tornadoes, the strong winds can create flying debris as well as bring down larger tree limbs. Should you be in a warned area retreat to the interior of your home and stay away from windows until the storm has passed.
These storms will produce very heavy rain that can reduce visibility quickly. There is little to no flood threat since this line of storms will be moving through quickly. In addition to the speed of this line of storms, South Florida has not seen much rain over the last few days so the ground will be able to handle the short intense rainfall. Minor flooding is possible in the middle of a downpour, but the areas should drain quickly once the storm moves out.
Drier air moves in following Sunday morning's storms, so the weather alert will end once they clear the coast. Sunday afternoon and evening will be dry before moisture returns Monday.
The storm which this line of severe weather is connected with will slow and even stall off the Southeast U.S. coast. Eventually, it will be able to increase our winds out of the northwest which will bring in cooler air by Tuesday morning.
