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Severe thunderstorm warning issued across South Florida

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for South Florida, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds could reach up to 60 mph with penny-sized hail and brief tornadoes possible in southern Miami-Dade including in Homestead, Cutler Bay and South Miami, according to the weather service.

The warning is in place until 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.

The same hazardous conditions may also be seen across Broward County including in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Sunrise. Palm Beach County is also under a severe thunderstorm warning.

The warnings in Broward and Palm Beach are in place until 10:30 a.m.

This story was originally published October 8, 2019 at 9:48 AM.

Michelle Marchante
Miami Herald
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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