Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 13, 2008, 12:29 AM EST for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 39 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
- Feb 13, 2008, 12:29 AM EST (05:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2008, 1:08 AM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 10:20 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 810 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KMFL 130531
SVRMFL
FLC011-099-130630-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0003.080213T0529Z-080213T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1229 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
SOUTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 130 AM EST
* AT 1226 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MICCOSUKEE SERVICE PLAZA...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORM WILL AFFECTED THE RURAL
AREAS OF NORTHWEST BROWARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTIES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2604 8073 2610 8088 2614 8088 2651 8067
2646 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 214DEG 29KT 2619 8077
$$
GR1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KMFL 130608
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
108 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008
FLC011-099-130618-
/O.CAN.KMFL.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080213T0630Z/
PALM BEACH FL-BROWARD FL-
108 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BROWARD AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2604 8073 2610 8088 2614 8088 2651 8067
2646 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 214DEG 29KT 2645 8057
$$
GRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 7:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 32 min |
| Feb 12, 7:25 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Feb 12, 7:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 55 min |
| Feb 12, 8:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 72 min |
| Feb 12, 8:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 56 min |
| Feb 12, 8:48 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Feb 12, 9:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 28 min |
| Feb 12, 9:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 61 min |
| Feb 12, 9:45 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 45 min | |
| Feb 12, 9:54 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Feb 12, 9:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry, Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Feb 12, 10:06 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Feb 12, 10:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 24 min |
| Feb 12, 10:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Feb 12, 10:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Feb 12, 10:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 57 min |
| Feb 12, 10:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Feb 12, 10:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 53 min |
| Feb 12, 10:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 52 min |
| Feb 12, 10:40 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Feb 12, 10:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 58 min |
| Feb 12, 10:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 66 min |
| Feb 12, 10:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 50 min | |
| Feb 12, 10:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| Feb 12, 11:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Feb 12, 11:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 62 min |
| Feb 12, 11:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Feb 12, 11:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 30 min |
| Feb 12, 11:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 33 min |
| Feb 12, 11:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Feb 12, 11:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier | 31 min |
| Feb 13, 12:09 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 36 min |
| Feb 13, 12:22 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 min | |
| Feb 13, 12:24 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:46 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 29 min |
| Feb 13, 1:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 45 min |
| Feb 13, 1:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Feb 13, 1:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Feb 13, 1:17 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier | 28 min |
| Feb 13, 1:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 51 min |
| Feb 13, 1:41 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 25 min |
| Feb 13, 1:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 50 min |
| Feb 13, 2:09 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 96 min | |
| Feb 13, 2:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 60 min |
| Feb 13, 2:28 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| Feb 13, 2:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 26 min |
| Feb 13, 3:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Feb 13, 8:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Feb 13, 10:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 29 min |
| Feb 13, 10:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 22 min |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 90 min | |
| Feb 13, 12:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 24 min |
| Feb 13, 12:27 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 75 min | |
| Feb 13, 12:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| Feb 13, 12:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 34 min |
| Feb 13, 1:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 60 min |
| Feb 13, 1:35 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 85 min | |
| Feb 13, 1:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 42 min |
| Feb 13, 2:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 36 min |
| Feb 13, 2:52 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 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.