It's a Florida supercell, the strong constant 80mph gust is created by a "wet microburst", they can create winds as strong as a EF1-EF2 tornado and are very dangerous, good footage!
Toronto had a storm just like this one a week ago tonight. Waist-deep floods, power outage, for up to 20 hours, and massive hard rain falling for 2 hours straight, and blowing off the roofs and coming down sideways because of the damaging winds. It all started right at the height of the afternoon rush. The city core rarely sees that, if ever, but we sure did last week as its more common north and west of us. The hardest part for me was no hydro, which meant no A/C, and it was so hot and humid
The tropical humid atmosphere is key for these strong thunderstorms to occur around Miami especially in the summer. That was extremely heavy rain falling. I don't think I've ever seen such torrential downpours that drop so much rain in a small amount of time.
Because of the seabreezes. One thing I find different from Texas and Florida's summer weather is that Florida gets thunderstorms throughout the season where as Texas can be wet in the beginning, wet at the end, and just bone dry in between.
The flooding at 3:37 was insane. I used to live in the keys and we would always get those storms. They caused so much damage and confusion. Btw... That looked more like a tropical storm...
Me, too. That's where I was born, and I haven't been back there since the winter of 1973. What I miss most, though, is the night blooming Jasmine and Moon Flowers. Of course, the Gardenia is my overall favorite, but that's because I had some recently, and Night Blooming Jasmine doesn't bloom in Georgia. Oh how I wish I could move out of the State of Georgia. Atlanta had a slogan once. It said: "Atlanta: A city too big to hate." I changed it to: "Atlanta: A city too big to care."
Back in the 90's we in central Florida used to get storms like these on a daily bases in the Summertime(particularly in the early-mid 90's when I first came down here). Now I don't know what happened but they've since calmed down with some rare exceptions.
When I was a kid in Lauderdale, we use to love the faces tourist made.. Just another afternoon shower, we'd say.. For the longest time, it kept them from moving in.. Thanks for the memories, Max
My family and I lived in Hollywood, Florida where my twin sister and I were born in 1964. We got hit by some pretty intense storms including a tropical storm, and then, there was Hurricane Camille! I was 5 at the time, and I remember that we had to take shelter underground in the Diplomat Hotel. That was a horrific storm, and to think that it was in both the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico is similar to Catrina!
This is good example of tropical monsoonal influence. Rotating damaging wind gusts and heavy flash flooding rains is a counterpart definition of monsoon.
14 years later I still remember this storm…what a nightmare…I was stuck on the causeway between star and palm island…car was shaking for 45+ minutes. I’ve never been so freaked out and scared for my life….
That thunder at 10:49 was amazing! I think it's my favorite. At the beginning, it sounded like sheet lightning above you, but I couldn't tell, because I can only listen to these videos. If it wasn't sheet lightning, I'd be surprised. I'd be so grateful if you'd tell me, because I don't have anyone hear to tell me if I'm correct. It's okay, though, because I love storms, and I never stop learning about magnificent weather. Great work! Thank you so much for this refreshing upload. Heather
That was insane severe weather that hit Miami Beach Florida. Strong thunderstorms with 80 mph winds lead to driven heavy rain and hail. This storm was a mayhem. The winds was strong as a Category 1 hurricane.
My friend lives in Orlando and he says these storms happen alot with violent lightning and flash flooding. The weather conditions there are a perfect recipe for storms like this.
we get some nasty storms in Indiana, but nothing like the south, TX, OK, MO, FL, all get big ones. I even remember the El reno, OK and Jopli, MO EF5's ... Scary! Be safe!!! At least you aren't like the people here where i live who play golf during lightning storms. Too many people die that way.
Yeah, in tornado alley the tornadoes generally come near the end of the storm, although they are often wrapped on all sides by hail and heavy rain. That's because they usually form on the southwest edge of the supercell. Sometimes, however, like in Jarrell Texas circa '97, the storm will travel in an unusual direction and the tornado will come first.
I was in Miami and Fort Lauderdale in February of '98. My brother was living in Fort Lauderdale at the time. It was raining the Monday morning that we left (my father, my other brother, and I). Thank God that we were safe inside the Fort Lauderdale airport terminal. I don't think I ever visit Florida again. It should be nicknamed the Stormy State. I couldn't take summer-like weather year-round down there. I'd rather have the change of seasons up here in PA.
Actually, the winter can get cold on certain days when a clipper comes down from Canada or if there's a polar vortex that blankets the Southeast with freezing weather. Alsoit rains from May through September, and the rest of the year is dry. This is why Florida can go from one extreme to another. It is terribly hot during the summer indeed, but I miss the greenery and especially the smell of all those Palm Trees, and the flowers are exceptional. We had a lot of trees in our yard including a coconut, grapefruit, lemon, lime and an orange tree, so we had a lot of fresh fruit and coconut.
@pietrovaldes Miami is prone to high intensity rainfall events, but this was definitely unusual. I think they recorded nine inches of rain in less than three hours.
Holy guacamole!!!! That was one truly apocalyptic storm if ever there was one! I know Floridians are inured to such weather, but that must've beaten them all.
Great video, I was in Miami 2 weeks ago, two days before the hurricane and downtown flooding in Miami. and the tornado in palm Beach. Pity I missed all the action.
There are some "famous" pics that came from this storm, such as the one with the street kayaker at 8 Street, but a lesser known fact is that this event, while primarily a rain flood event, is tied to the tidal flooding of saltwater that happens every year, in the Fall. This rain fell just before a tide that was almost 3 feet MLLW. That has a lot to do with why the streets "wouldn't drain". Three feet / one meter MLLW just happens to be about the point where the sea level is about even with a lot of the western streets of south beach. As narrow and flat as the west half of SOBE is, less than a foot of rain shouldn't make several feet of water under normal circumstances.
I was in Miami in February of '98. The weather was nice then, but it was raining the morning that we left. With all the storms that you get down there, I don't think I want to live there.
Here in Las Vegas during the summer months we get some great thunderstorms. I can't get enough of them. I've been close to some lightning strikes, they scare five shades of crap out of you. 😆 There's something special about a lightning storm in the desert.
Nasty storm, reminds me of a storm we had here a couple of months back. Massive amounts of lightning but little in the way of rain. You can see how people reacted to such a minor storm (yes that is minor compared to what could come via a hurricane). Imagine how they would react to a decent sized hurricane? Are you prepared?
Yeah, there are quite a few films on youtube of that storm. I have to say from the videos that I have never seen a stronger thunderstorm than that! It must have had wind gusts over 115mph!
@MrWeatherForecaster Why thank you! It really was an incredible storm, and yes, the high winds lasted for well over an hour. I wish the winds had reached 100mph - that would have been amazing! For the most part the winds I experienced were probably in the 45-60mph range, with a few higher gusts.
wow!! Been to Miami several times, and seen many a thunderstorm, and a few tornadoes, but never seen anything like that! It's terrifying how quickly flooding happens! having said that though, Florida is still my favorite place in the world!
I would love it, probably cuz i'm from Phoenix AZ where a rainy day doesn't come very often. Saw about 3 nice rotating supercell storms last summer and it was great. It got worse than this though and the highways were under 5 feet of water.
Lol, honestly you get used to it. Weve been having thunderstorms every night for the past month. Sometimes you'll be looking at the window and look down for a second then look back and it's pouring rain and you just shrug it off and say "what the heck"
@JerseyShore117 I lived in Miami for two years and this was the strongest storm I saw when I was there. But throughout the spring and summer there were quite a few good storms with high winds.
Rainy season should be coming up pretty soon in my home region which means that when it starts raining, I could possibly chase some rainstorms by myself! For any long-lasting chases, I will only put together the best parts and upload them onto TH-cam as 1 video. At the beginning of the video I will show my supply situation.
@wormsicle It was just a Canon digital camera that had a video feature. Can't remember the make or model. Only cost me $120. Canon's seems to take the highest quality film among all the camera's under $150.
Why the hell do you people ruin the best storms by pointing the damn camera at the sky ,,like you're expecting something to fall ,besides rain or lightning,,,,, you can't see shit looking up ,,cheeeeeesh
It's hard filming in the moment when you don't have much experience filming. I noticed this when I was filming some bobcats in my back yard. The moment takes over, and you're trying to observe the awesome event with your own eyes, and it makes you fuck up filming a bit.
I live in Miami, Florida metro and love the thunderstorms here, but nothing compared to when I lived in southwest Chicago, Illinois, those summer thunderstorms were way more intense and severe, and they also just happened right out of the blue, with the cold front and warm moisture front from the gulf of mexico colliding, causing a beautiful severe thunderstorm. Miami is cool too, but nothing like Chicago. Tornadoes>Hurricanes
I heard birds there at one point. They must have been happy to have a good soaking. I'm sure they loved having a good drink of water. If you think about it, all those creatures outside neeed water no matter where they are, so I'm sure they relish these storms. I've just got to hope they don't get hit by lightning.
The reason Miami floods quickly is because we're surrounded by water and it's flat land. Usually whenever we have a thunderstorm we flood. Kendall and country walk is always on flood warning when it rains. Its quite nice. Personal pool
I lived on Miami beach 35 years and most of those years I can count on two hand if that for the number of storms we get they seem to favor the inland areas sea breeze fronts
This is easily the best severe thunderstorm footage I’ve ever seen
It's a Florida supercell, the strong constant 80mph gust is created by a "wet microburst", they can create winds as strong as a EF1-EF2 tornado and are very dangerous, good footage!
the thunderstorm was so strong they can't let them count up to 5 to make it go away.
That was one hell of a storm! I'm glad you got home safely even if it did take a long time.
Toronto had a storm just like this one a week ago tonight. Waist-deep floods, power outage, for up to 20 hours, and massive hard rain falling for 2 hours straight, and blowing off the roofs and coming down sideways because of the damaging winds. It all started right at the height of the afternoon rush. The city core rarely sees that, if ever, but we sure did last week as its more common north and west of us. The hardest part for me was no hydro, which meant no A/C, and it was so hot and humid
The tropical humid atmosphere is key for these strong thunderstorms to occur around Miami especially in the summer. That was extremely heavy rain falling. I don't think I've ever seen such torrential downpours that drop so much rain in a small amount of time.
Also, the sea breeze fronts
That guy in the yellow rain jacket that standing outside next to a tree is crazy 👱🏻🟨🧥👣🌴🤪
what FL is known best for, storms and close lightning!
I have NEVER heard of a hour and a half long storm! And it dumped so much rain! This too epic for my heart. Very great video.
Love those Southern subtropic summer storms in Florida and Texas. Houston gets storms like this too throughout the summer.
***** That's cool and yeah I agree. I've experienced more intense ones in Texas than I have in Florida.
Because of the seabreezes. One thing I find different from Texas and Florida's summer weather is that Florida gets thunderstorms throughout the season where as Texas can be wet in the beginning, wet at the end, and just bone dry in between.
And then you have the cities built over creeks
When a storm goes on, I miss everything by saying "Oh, damn it! I missed my ride!"
WOW!! Insane thunderstorms Max!! Those thunderclaps are intense!! Love your footage!! 5 Stars and an add to my fav's!
The flooding at 3:37 was insane. I used to live in the keys and we would always get those storms. They caused so much damage and confusion. Btw... That looked more like a tropical storm...
I miss Florida. The storms there are a little scary, but the thunder is beautiful.
Me, too. That's where I was born, and I haven't been back there since the winter of 1973. What I miss most, though, is the night blooming Jasmine and Moon Flowers. Of course, the Gardenia is my overall favorite, but that's because I had some recently, and Night Blooming Jasmine doesn't bloom in Georgia. Oh how I wish I could move out of the State of Georgia. Atlanta had a slogan once. It said: "Atlanta: A city too big to hate." I changed it to: "Atlanta: A city too big to care."
Heather stubbs Nice.
The Ironwing Kaiser You need Southern California!
@@juels508 not enough rain there.
Back in the 90's we in central Florida used to get storms like these on a daily bases in the Summertime(particularly in the early-mid 90's when I first came down here). Now I don't know what happened but they've since calmed down with some rare exceptions.
Man, with flooding like that, I'd be worried about gators in my yard or doorway. Great vid
wow what an adrenaline rush! that storm was amazing. I feel bad for people losing cars and such. That part always sucks.
Those SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS were insane
When I was a kid in Lauderdale, we use to love the faces tourist made.. Just another afternoon shower, we'd say.. For the longest time, it kept them from moving in.. Thanks for the memories, Max
Also in a "Cyclone" in Australia, you don't get much lightning either... Just heaps of wind and rain.
Incredible. Me and my family went to Florida last summer but we never had anything close to this
My family and I lived in Hollywood, Florida where my twin sister and I were born in 1964. We got hit by some pretty intense storms including a tropical storm, and then, there was Hurricane Camille! I was 5 at the time, and I remember that we had to take shelter underground in the Diplomat Hotel. That was a horrific storm, and to think that it was in both the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico is similar to Catrina!
Awesome lightning strike at the start of the video.
This is good example of tropical monsoonal influence. Rotating damaging wind gusts and heavy flash flooding rains is a counterpart definition of monsoon.
14 years later I still remember this storm…what a nightmare…I was stuck on the causeway between star and palm island…car was shaking for 45+ minutes. I’ve never been so freaked out and scared for my life….
Oh wow! it looks more than 80 mph man, probably close to 100 gusts.
Probably. 80 mph is car on the highway speed. Stick your hand out the window and
Wow, big storm. I love thunderstorms but not when people get hurt or their property is damaged. Nice video.
That thunder at 10:49 was amazing! I think it's my favorite. At the beginning, it sounded like sheet lightning above you, but I couldn't tell, because I can only listen to these videos. If it wasn't sheet lightning, I'd be surprised. I'd be so grateful if you'd tell me, because I don't have anyone hear to tell me if I'm correct. It's okay, though, because I love storms, and I never stop learning about magnificent weather. Great work! Thank you so much for this refreshing upload.
Heather
That was insane severe weather that hit Miami Beach Florida. Strong thunderstorms with 80 mph winds lead to driven heavy rain and hail. This storm was a mayhem. The winds was strong as a Category 1 hurricane.
My friend lives in Orlando and he says these storms happen alot with violent lightning and flash flooding. The weather conditions there are a perfect recipe for storms like this.
Dude I love this storm!! Thanks for posting!!
Thunderstorms can be like hurricanes but with less warning and no evacuation.
we get some nasty storms in Indiana, but nothing like the south, TX, OK, MO, FL, all get big ones. I even remember the El reno, OK and Jopli, MO EF5's ... Scary! Be safe!!! At least you aren't like the people here where i live who play golf during lightning storms. Too many people die that way.
Yeah, in tornado alley the tornadoes generally come near the end of the storm, although they are often wrapped on all sides by hail and heavy rain. That's because they usually form on the southwest edge of the supercell.
Sometimes, however, like in Jarrell Texas circa '97, the storm will travel in an unusual direction and the tornado will come first.
Iam not joking,at june 5 2009 i was born
9 inches of rain in less than 3 hours. That's crazy !!!
I was in Miami and Fort Lauderdale in February of '98. My brother was living in Fort Lauderdale at the time. It was raining the Monday morning that we left (my father, my other brother, and I). Thank God that we were safe inside the Fort Lauderdale airport terminal. I don't think I ever visit Florida again. It should be nicknamed the Stormy State. I couldn't take summer-like weather year-round down there. I'd rather have the change of seasons up here in PA.
Actually, the winter can get cold on certain days when a clipper comes down from Canada or if there's a polar vortex that blankets the Southeast with freezing weather. Alsoit rains from May through September, and the rest of the year is dry. This is why Florida can go from one extreme to another. It is terribly hot during the summer indeed, but I miss the greenery and especially the smell of all those Palm Trees, and the flowers are exceptional. We had a lot of trees in our yard including a coconut, grapefruit, lemon, lime and an orange tree, so we had a lot of fresh fruit and coconut.
Here in Las Vegas (I was born in '99) had a 70, 80 mph thunderstorm back in July 1994 which tore down parts of the Hilton sign downtown.
@pietrovaldes Miami is prone to high intensity rainfall events, but this was definitely unusual. I think they recorded nine inches of rain in less than three hours.
Holy guacamole!!!! That was one truly apocalyptic storm if ever there was one!
I know Floridians are inured to such weather, but that must've beaten them all.
With the flat terrain it takes forever for all of that water to go away...
Pretty messed up when there are waves breaking *in the street* and the freaking beach is flooded....
Great video, I was in Miami 2 weeks ago, two days before the hurricane and downtown flooding in Miami. and the tornado in palm Beach. Pity I missed all the action.
Wow! The flooding was amazing! So much water in such a short time!
There are some "famous" pics that came from this storm, such as the one with the street kayaker at 8 Street, but a lesser known fact is that this event, while primarily a rain flood event, is tied to the tidal flooding of saltwater that happens every year, in the Fall. This rain fell just before a tide that was almost 3 feet MLLW. That has a lot to do with why the streets "wouldn't drain". Three feet / one meter MLLW just happens to be about the point where the sea level is about even with a lot of the western streets of south beach. As narrow and flat as the west half of SOBE is, less than a foot of rain shouldn't make several feet of water under normal circumstances.
Daniel Christensen what does MLLW stand for?
Never was in a violent storm but West Allis has had a lot of severe thunder storms here
Crazy rainfall man! Awesome video.
I was in Miami in February of '98. The weather was nice then, but it was raining the morning that we left.
With all the storms that you get down there, I don't think I want to live there.
Ye gods, that was the grand-daddy of all storms! I knew you got 'em bad in Florida, but I never would have thought on that magnitude.
golf balls must be bloody small in Florida
Why is there blood on a golf ball??
It's fascinating to see the palm trees survive storm after storm. A perfect example of "survival of the fittest" through millions of years :-)
crazy close CG's.... nice catch
Here in Las Vegas during the summer months we get some great thunderstorms. I can't get enough of them. I've been close to some lightning strikes, they scare five shades of crap out of you. 😆 There's something special about a lightning storm in the desert.
Welp, there were some "great low-priced" used cars for sale after that.
very nice strom, and i like the comments u did during the storm. goood job bro!
Nasty storm, reminds me of a storm we had here a couple of months back. Massive amounts of lightning but little in the way of rain. You can see how people reacted to such a minor storm (yes that is minor compared to what could come via a hurricane). Imagine how they would react to a decent sized hurricane? Are you prepared?
Miami gets lots of strong hurricanes.
Yeah, there are quite a few films on youtube of that storm. I have to say from the videos that I have never seen a stronger thunderstorm than that! It must have had wind gusts over 115mph!
That’s one hell of a big downpour
@MrWeatherForecaster Why thank you! It really was an incredible storm, and yes, the high winds lasted for well over an hour.
I wish the winds had reached 100mph - that would have been amazing! For the most part the winds I experienced were probably in the 45-60mph range, with a few higher gusts.
that was the category 1 hurricane that nobody prepared for!
I would call that a disaster
wow!! Been to Miami several times, and seen many a thunderstorm, and a few tornadoes, but never seen anything like that! It's terrifying how quickly flooding happens! having said that though, Florida is still my favorite place in the world!
Interesting there was so much damage and flooding. Everytime there's a storm there like this I RARELY see any damage
Most amazing footage I have seen. Great job
@kkloomis No one died. I think there was a lightning injury, but I'm not sure. The storm was very localized and only affected a small area.
I did hear that thunder at 21, and believe me, it's sounds just like an explosion. I would have been scared to death.
That's a Category 1 hurricane right. And that thunder sounds just like an explosion!
Love this video man! Good shots of the city in disaster mode man.
If I saw that kind of storm, I would be so scared!
I would love it, probably cuz i'm from Phoenix AZ where a rainy day doesn't come very often. Saw about 3 nice rotating supercell storms last summer and it was great. It got worse than this though and the highways were under 5 feet of water.
Lincoln Hunt Oh geez!
Lol, honestly you get used to it. Weve been having thunderstorms every night for the past month. Sometimes you'll be looking at the window and look down for a second then look back and it's pouring rain and you just shrug it off and say "what the heck"
Me too
Did the Cubans run for cover?
lmao
This is the best video ever.
100 lightning strikes within 2 square miles in a 5 minute period is a lot
@JerseyShore117 I lived in Miami for two years and this was the strongest storm I saw when I was there. But throughout the spring and summer there were quite a few good storms with high winds.
Rainy season should be coming up pretty soon in my home region which means that when it starts raining, I could possibly chase some rainstorms by myself! For any long-lasting chases, I will only put together the best parts and upload them onto TH-cam as 1 video. At the beginning of the video I will show my supply situation.
Nanlisa, no it wasn't a hurricane but a severe thunderstorm that produced hurricane force winds.
Florida storms are scary as hell, the lightening is so bad, that's why I moved...
What direction did this storm come from? I know down there they come from any direction from the sea breeze
Yep Florida is the lightning capital in the U.S. I love recording the storms that come threw central Florida every summer:)
absolutely incredible footage.
Can you tell me what the hell you do to get from Miami Beach to Miami in 4 minutes. Because it takes me 30 minutes. I need to learn your ways
Now thats alot of rain how inches did it rain that day and was this a tornato or does it rain always like this in miami
the nude beach wasnt damaged was it!
I can tell this thunderstorm was very tall, because how often do you see big hail in Miami where the upper atmosphere is warm.
I am
Trevor Maxwell What?
@StormChaserMax Was your house flooded? Florida I call that state lightning alley. More than 100 thunderstorms strike that state every year.
Think about this, that storm dropped that much water in what, two hours? Incredible, I can't wait to move back to florida.
80mph winds??? Holy crap. Are winds that speed equivalent to a Cat1 hurricane?
Yup!
@wormsicle It was just a Canon digital camera that had a video feature. Can't remember the make or model. Only cost me $120.
Canon's seems to take the highest quality film among all the camera's under $150.
Great weather! How about we all go for a nice stroll through the streets?
I'm getting hit by hurricane Irene with winds like this... Is there any uprooted trees or fa
Sometimes SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS are capable of producing TORNADOES and all kinds of violent severe weather
I live in Miami and this shit happens real often
Why the hell do you people ruin the best storms by pointing the damn camera at the sky ,,like you're expecting something to fall ,besides rain or lightning,,,,, you can't see shit looking up ,,cheeeeeesh
It's hard filming in the moment when you don't have much experience filming.
I noticed this when I was filming some bobcats in my back yard. The moment takes over, and you're trying to observe the awesome event with your own eyes, and it makes you fuck up filming a bit.
this is about as bad as irma that was in my area
This basically was an Irma, just in a shorter period of time!
I live in Miami, Florida metro and love the thunderstorms here, but nothing compared to when I lived in southwest Chicago, Illinois, those summer thunderstorms were way more intense and severe, and they also just happened right out of the blue, with the cold front and warm moisture front from the gulf of mexico colliding, causing a beautiful severe thunderstorm. Miami is cool too, but nothing like Chicago. Tornadoes>Hurricanes
Golfball sized hail is rare for tropical areas
How long did this storm last? I can't believe the damage from one event. Great video.
Its been years but I think the main core with the torrential rain and winds lasted about 90 minutes. The storm cell was almost stationary.
Tremendous storm. No wonder everything is green.
I heard birds there at one point. They must have been happy to have a good soaking. I'm sure they loved having a good drink of water. If you think about it, all those creatures outside neeed water no matter where they are, so I'm sure they relish these storms. I've just got to hope they don't get hit by lightning.
Heather stubbs Birds? Those were car alarms.
@@GetRekt-bw6pu Yes indeed, there were car alarms. I do know the difference. Thank you so much.
Whoa, that area flooded quick! Crazy! How much damage was done in dollars?
The reason Miami floods quickly is because we're surrounded by water and it's flat land. Usually whenever we have a thunderstorm we flood. Kendall and country walk is always on flood warning when it rains. Its quite nice. Personal pool
Big Strong Thunderstorms With Strong Winds.
I wouldn't be driving my car if it was flooding watch 3:08
I lived on Miami beach 35 years and most of those years I can count on two hand if that for the number of storms we get they seem to favor the inland areas sea breeze fronts
I'm so scared, I'm sitting upstairs waiting for the wind, my house is old and weak so this will be interestingly upsetting.
good video.Great footage.