⚡ STOP WORK: lightning
Last strike 5.8 mi away. Each new strike restarts the 30-minute wait.
All-clear countdown--:--
Turkey Point
Miami-Dade County · ET · Updated Oct 17, 3:10 PM EDT
Top hazard: Lightning
Today9.0High
Tomorrow2.0Low
Hazard index 0–10 · interim rule-based score
7-day hazard index
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National Weather Service alerts
Rip Current StatementModerate
Rip Current Statement issued October 17 at 12:39PM EDT until October 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
Until Oct 22, 8:00 PM EDT
Lightning
DangerStop work: strike 5.8 mi away at 3:08 PM; all clear at 3:38 PM if no new strikes
- Nearest strike
- 2.6 mi
- Strike time
- 3:04 PM EDT
- Strikes, last 30 min
- 3
Live
Heat
WatchHeat index 94°F now; up to 95°F for the rest of today (OSHA moderate risk)
- Heat index now
- 94°F
- Today's peak
- 99°F at 12:00 PM EDT
- OSHA risk
- Moderate
- Air temperature
- 85°F
- Humidity
- 72%
As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT
Flooding
OK0.0 in of rain in 12 h, 0.0 in in 24 h; 1.8 in expected next 24 h. FEMA zone X
- NWS level
- None
- Source
- FEMA zone X
- Rain, past 12 h
- 0.0 in
- Rain, past 24 h
- 0.0 in
- Rain, past 72 h
- 0.1 in
- Rain, next 24 h
- 1.8 in
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- High-risk floodplain
- No
- River within 1 mi
- No
As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT
Soil saturation
WatchSaturated ground: vehicles may get stuck off pavement
- Soil moisture
- 30%
- Ground
- Saturated
As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT
Wildfire
OKNo fires detected within 25 mi in the last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 132.96 mi
- Detected
- Oct 16, 3:19 PM EDT
- Confidence
- nominal
- Fires within 25 mi (24 h)
- 0
- Red flag warning
- No
As of Oct 17, 3:03 PM EDT
Wildlife
OKAmerican Alligator (1) sighted within 3 mi in 30 days
- Alligator & snake sightings (30 d)
- 1
- Venomous (30 d)
- 0
- Crew reports within 2 mi
- 0
- American Alligator2.1 mi · Sep 20, 11:27 PM EDT
As of Oct 17, 10:17 AM EDT
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What drives today's index
- Lightning · Active stop-work: lightning within 10 mi56%
- Heat · Heat index up to 95°F (OSHA moderate)31%
- Wildlife · Alligator sighted nearby12%