Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2007, 7:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 53 min. 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 6, 2007, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Hendry County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Key West, FL (KEYW), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 830 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KMFL 062322
TORMFL
FLC011-021-051-099-070015-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0008.070506T2322Z-070507T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
722 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
SOUTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
EAST CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER CONTINUE TO
RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO NEAR BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH.
THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MICCOSUKEE SERVICE PLAZA BY 740 PM EDT
INTERSECTION ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND MIAMI CANAL BY 755 PM EDT
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP ANYTIME. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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
305.229.4528 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2640 8089 2636 8104 2593 8099 2605 8051
2634 8083
$$
BAXTER1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KMFL 062350
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
748 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2007
FLC051-099-062358-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070507T0015Z/
HENDRY FL-PALM BEACH FL-
748 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PALM BEACH AND HENDRY COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR HENDRY AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2625 8090 2628 8087 2634 8087 2631 8084
2634 8080 2610 8054 2607 8054 2598 8097
2625 8100
$$
FLC011-021-070015-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070507T0015Z/
COLLIER FL-BROWARD FL-
748 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
BROWARD AND EAST CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTIES...
AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR MICCOSUKEE SERVICE PLAZA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL ...
AFFECT RURAL SOUTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
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
305.229.4528 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2625 8090 2628 8087 2634 8087 2631 8084
2634 8080 2610 8054 2607 8054 2598 8097
2625 8100
$$
BAXTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 37 min |
| May 6, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 45 min |
| May 6, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 45 min |
| May 6, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 36 min |
| May 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:32 PM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | MFL | 88 min | |
| May 6, 5:33 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 62 hr |
| May 6, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 67 min |
| May 6, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| May 6, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 30 min |
| May 6, 5:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 43 min |
| May 6, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach | 61 min |
| May 6, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| May 6, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 48 min |
| May 6, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 37 min | |
| May 6, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry | 57 min |
| May 6, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 32 min |
| May 6, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 35 min |
| May 6, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 38 min |
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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.