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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2008, 2:32 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 28 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2008, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | DOWNED POWER LINES IN THREE AREAS IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. |
| Jun 18, 2:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Nnw Riviera Beach, FL | AT PGA BOULEVARD AND I-95 IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. |
| Jun 18, 2:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Jupiter, FL | LARGE TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF DONALD ROSS AND ELLISON WILSON ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 2247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KMFL 181832
TORMFL
FLC099-181900-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0024.080618T1832Z-080618T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
232 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT
* AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NORTH PALM
BEACH GENERAL AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.
THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PALM BEACH GARDENS BY 240 PM EDT...
JUNO BEACH BY 245 PM EDT...
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.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
LAT...LON 2677 8022 2683 8029 2698 8012 2697 8011
2698 8010 2698 8007 2697 8007 2692 8006
2690 8004 2684 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 238DEG 41KT 2683 8019
$$
GREGORIA3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KMFL 181842
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
241 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
FLC099-181900-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080618T1900Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
241 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 237 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF NORTH PALM BEACH GENERAL
AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FAU NORTH CAMPUS BY 245 PM EDT...
JUNO BEACH BY 250 PM EDT...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
LAT...LON 2681 8014 2685 8023 2698 8013 2697 8010
2698 8010 2698 8007 2697 8007 2692 8006
2690 8004 2684 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 239DEG 28KT 2686 8013
$$
GREGORIA000
WWUS52 KMFL 181848
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
247 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
FLC099-181900-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080618T1900Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
247 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 246 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAU NORTH CAMPUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
JUNO BEACH...
TEQUESTA...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED 62 MPH WINDS AT PGA BOULEVARD AND
INTERSTATE 95 AT 242 PM EDT. DOWNED TREES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE
AREA AS WELL.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
LAT...LON 2681 8014 2685 8023 2698 8013 2697 8010
2698 8010 2698 8007 2697 8007 2692 8006
2690 8004 2684 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 239DEG 28KT 2688 8010
$$
GREGORIA000
WWUS52 KMFL 181855
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
255 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
FLC099-181905-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080618T1900Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
255 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 300 PM EDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE POSSIBLE TORNADO
HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WILL
EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 2681 8014 2685 8023 2698 8013 2697 8010
2698 8010 2698 8007 2697 8007 2692 8006
2690 8004 2684 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 239DEG 28KT 2691 8004
$$
GREGORIAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Jun 18, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 34 min | |
| Jun 18, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Jun 18, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 2:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Jun 18, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| Jun 18, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Jun 18, 12:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 12:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 113 min |
| Jun 18, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 25 min | |
| Jun 18, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Jun 18, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Jun 18, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 2:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 113 min |
| Jun 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Jun 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Jun 18, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 67 min |
| Jun 18, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 45 min | |
| Jun 18, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 41 min | |
| Jun 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Jun 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Jun 18, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 68 min | |
| Jun 18, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.