Valentine's Weekend Squall Line - Miami, Florida - February 12, 2010

On the afternoon of February 12th, 2010 a strong pre frontal squall line developed offshore the southwest coast of Florida, in association with an area of low pressure advancing eastward across the Gulf of Mexico.

The squall line intensified as it moved rapidly eastward across the southern Florida peninsula, reaching the metro areas of Miami-Dade and Broward counties by early evening.

The fast-moving line produced a brief, but widespread, straight-line wind event across the region, with numerous observing stations reporting gusts between 50 - 65 mph (including a mesonet station on Miami Beach reporting a gust of 64 mph).

The timelapse sequences of this clip show the cloud motion prior to, and during the approach of the squall line to downtown Miami, Florida, followed by the very brief, but intense storm passage. Peak winds were between 50 - 60mph. Power flashes were observed just prior to the arrival of the strongest winds and small debris was noted falling from high-rise buildings.

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[SevereStormsMax9]

I love the view angle you shot this video!

Great video!

[vmax135]

@SevereStormsMax9 Thanks so much, Max!

[Bororeed]

Good view from Camden Brickell of nearly the entire Brickell skyline and part of downtown. It is quite striking the deep red of the BOA Tower against the glowing shelf cloud.

[vmax135]

Thanks so much... glad you like the clip. And yeah, they had just changed the lighting on the BOA tower to be red for the Valentine's weekend... and it cast a very appropriate deep red glow across the cloud base.

[exa121]

Wait a minute. That EAS Severe Thunderstorm Warning, is it on the radio or TV? Because in Boca where I live whenever there is an alert in effect you rarely hear it on radio but guaranteed to eventually see it on TV. Unless that is NOAA weather radio, they are alert sensitive i hear.

[vmax135]

The warning your hearing is the automated broadcast over NOAA radio. After the initial Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for central and eastern Dade county, I just left the radio on... so, in this clip, you're actually hearing the subsequent warnings for Broward county and southern Miami-Dade county.

[LimitlessUK1]

0:32 thats a nice car :)

[cls2k6]

Really awesome video depicting your typical Miami weather. Also the national weather service broadcast in the background really gives you a feel for whats going on as if your right there in Miami-Dade county! NICE VIDEO! 5 stars.

[BigD2895]

The approach of the thunderstorm is always the scariest part

[EllieGouldingLover]

I subscribed to you vmax135!

[donzaliko]

i really really want to access there

[mainchow10]

I'm just glad this is a La Nina year.

[nanlisa]

My father, my oldest brother, and I were in Miami and Fort Lauderdale in February of '98. The weather was nice, but it was raining the morning that we left. Thank God that we were in the airport terminal when it happened.

I don't think I want to ever go to Florida again. Give me the freezing cold weather, ice, and snow here in Pennsylvania anytime.

[92sweetiq]

good taking!

[chrisjames1962]

Wow, i love the hd. Keep up the good work.

[qvadi]

Nice squall line indeed!