Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2008, 5:06 PM EST for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 54 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
- Mar 6, 2008, 5:06 PM EST (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Broward County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 1108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 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 062206 TORMFL FLC011-062300- /O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0016.080306T2206Z-080306T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 506 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. * UNTIL 600 PM EST * AT 501 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST BROWARD REC. AREA ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WEST BROWARD REC. AREA ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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. LAT...LON 2608 8073 2613 8086 2634 8074 2633 8042 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 217DEG 15KT 2613 8078 $$ BAXTER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KMFL 062226 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 522 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 FLC011-062300- /O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080306T2300Z/ BROWARD FL- 522 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY... AT 519 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN THAT THE ROTATION SOUTHWEST OF WEST BROWARD REC. AREA ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY HAS WEAKENED. HOWEVER...DOPPLER RADAR IS NOW INDICATING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRST STORM. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH OVER ALLIGATOR ALLEY. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT 305.229.4528 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 2608 8073 2613 8078 2633 8066 2633 8042 TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 235DEG 7KT 2612 8072 $$ BAXTER
000 WWUS52 KMFL 062244 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 543 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 FLC011-062300- /O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080306T2300Z/ BROWARD FL- 543 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY... AT 541 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE URAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY. 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. LAT...LON 2615 8065 2616 8071 2633 8062 2633 8042 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 222DEG 10KT 2616 8067 $$ BAXTER
000 WWUS52 KMFL 062255 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 554 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 FLC011-062304- /O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080306T2300Z/ BROWARD FL- 554 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS DISSIPATED. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE URAL NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. LAT...LON 2615 8065 2616 8071 2633 8062 2633 8042 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 222DEG 10KT 2620 8062 $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 8:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 45 min | |
| Mar 5, 10:26 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 28 min | |
| Mar 6, 12:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 12:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 49 min |
| Mar 6, 1:05 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Mar 6, 1:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 117 min |
| Mar 6, 1:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 1:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Mar 6, 2:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 28 min |
| Mar 6, 2:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 2:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Hendry, Palm Beach | 40 min |
| Mar 6, 2:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Mar 6, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 40 min |
| Mar 6, 3:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 3:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 83 min |
| Mar 6, 3:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 59 min |
| Mar 6, 4:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 5:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 6:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 44 min |
| Mar 6, 6:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 53 min |
| Mar 6, 6:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 6:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 39 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.