Late Sunday evening, a severe thunderstorm warning lit up phones across northern Palm Beach County, putting West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and The Acreage on alert as fast-moving cells rolled in with the threat of damaging wind and hail. Radar showed broken line segments marching east toward the coast while emergency managers urged residents to stay tuned and stay inside as storms tracked across the county. The advisory stretched into the night as crews kept an eye on neighborhoods and major roads for downed branches and pockets of localized flooding.
How Bad Did It Get?
The National Weather Service in Miami said the warning zone included West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, The Acreage, Juno Beach and Jupiter, and ran through 9:00 p.m. EDT Sunday. Forecasters flagged radar-indicated wind gusts up to 60 mph and penny-size hail, estimating roughly 378,077 people, 73 schools and six hospitals inside the warning footprint. Those details came from NWS Miami.
Where The Warnings Shifted
Regional radar later showed the punch coming out of some cells, and warnings in neighboring counties started to drop as storms weakened. NBC6 reported National Weather Service updates that several warnings in Miami-Dade and Broward were allowed to expire around 6 p.m., although forecasters kept watching northern Palm Beach County for any additional isolated severe threats.
What Residents Are Urged To Do
The National Weather Service urges anyone in the path of severe storms to move to an interior room on the lowest floor and stay away from windows. Drivers are advised to avoid flooded roadways and delay travel if heavy rain cuts visibility or brings downed trees and power lines into the mix. Officials recommend staying updated through NOAA Weather Radio, the NWS Miami forecast office and local emergency management channels, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
