Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2005, 12:52 PM EDT for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 72 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2005, 12:52 PM EDT (16:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2005, 6:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 72 days
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 54 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1614 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KMFL 031655 TORMFL FLC011-031745- /O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0003.050503T1652Z-050503T1745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1252 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA * UNTIL 145 PM EDT * AT 1249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... U.S. HIGHWAY 27 JUST SOUTH OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY ISSUED EARLIER. LAT...LON 2632 8062 2622 8065 2615 8033 2633 8030 $$ PFOST
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KMFL 031707 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 105 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 FLC011-031745- /O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-050503T1745Z/ BROWARD FL- 105 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY... AT 103 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 27...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF WESTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... U.S. HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE. TRAFFIC ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 27...ESPECIALLY LARGE TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW LAT...LON 2632 8062 2622 8065 2615 8033 2633 8030 $$ PFOST
000 WWUS52 KMFL 031722 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 117 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 FLC011-031745- /O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-050503T1745Z/ BROWARD FL- 117 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY... AT 112 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO MOVING ALONG AND JUST WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 27 NOW APPROACHING ALLIGATOR ALLEY WEST OF THE TOLL BOOTH IN NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THE MOST SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WILL BE APPROACHING ALLIGATOR ALLEY WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 27. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW LAT...LON 2632 8062 2617 8066 2609 8028 2633 8030 $$ PFOST
000 WFUS52 KMFL 142143 TORMFL FLC099-142245- /O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0003.050714T2140Z-050714T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 540 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 538 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO DEVELOPING 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAHOKEE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF BELLE GLADE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * THE STORM PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE MOVING NORTHWEST ALONG HIGHWAY 98. IF CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO...MOVE TO THE INTERIOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT 305.229.4522 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 2669 8046 2674 8036 2695 8058 2676 8069 $$ BAXTER
000 WWUS52 KMFL 142208 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 602 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 FLC099-142212- /O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-050714T2245Z/ PALM BEACH FL- 608 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING OVER NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS WEAKENED...AND DOPPLER RADAR WAS NO LONGER SHOWING SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY US 98. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU SEE ANY SEVERE WEATHER...REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AND THEY WILL RELATE THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER OFFICE IN MIAMI FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2669 8046 2674 8036 2695 8058 2676 8069 $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 52 min | |
| May 3, 9:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 49 min | |
| May 3, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 44 min |
| May 3, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 42 min |
| May 3, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| May 3, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| May 3, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 31 min |
| May 3, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 55 min |
| May 3, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 85 min | |
| May 3, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 59 min |
| May 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 130 days |
| May 3, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 46 min |
| May 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 15 min |
| May 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 66 min |
| May 3, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 52 min |
| May 3, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Hendry | 64 min |
| May 3, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 53 min |
| May 3, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| May 3, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.