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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2008, 2:55 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 19, 2008, 2:55 AM EDT (06:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2008, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1454 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KMFL 190655
TORMFL
FLC099-190745-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0042.080819T0655Z-080819T0745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
255 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 345 AM EDT
* AT 252 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 2 MILES SOUTHEAST TO 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DELRAY BEACH CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADOES WILL BE NEAR...
BOCA RATON...
DELRAY BEACH...
BOYNTON BEACH...
LAKE WORTH...
GREENACRES CITY...
HAVERHILL...
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.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT
MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR
REINFORCED SHELTER. 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. OR YOU CAN
ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT
305.229.4528 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2655 8004 2645 8005 2638 8007 2632 8007
2632 8009 2633 8009 2633 8013 2669 8043
2681 8018 2663 8003 2655 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 138DEG 39KT 2642 7997
$$
BAXTER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KMFL 190722
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
322 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
FLC099-190745-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080819T0745Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
322 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 319 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE TO SOUTH PALM BEACH...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.
THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ABERDEEN...
ATLANTIS...
FLORIDA GARDENS...
HAVERHILL...
ROYAL PALM BEACH...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT
MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR
REINFORCED SHELTER. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2658 8003 2653 8007 2649 8015 2648 8026
2669 8043 2681 8018 2665 8004 2664 8004
2663 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 135DEG 27KT 2652 8029 2662 8005
$$
BAXTER000
WWUS52 KMFL 190737
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
337 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
FLC099-190745-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080819T0745Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
337 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 335 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WELLINGTON TO HAVERHILL...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT
MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR
REINFORCED SHELTER. 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2665 8007 2662 8016 2656 8031 2669 8043
2681 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 135DEG 27KT 2660 8036 2671 8013
$$
BAXTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Aug 18, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 15 min |
| Aug 18, 10:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 14 min |
| Aug 18, 10:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 15 min |
| Aug 18, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 28 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 19 min |
| Aug 19, 1:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| Aug 19, 1:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 1:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 2:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| Aug 19, 2:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Aug 19, 3:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Aug 19, 3:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 3:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 3:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 3:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 112 min | |
| Aug 19, 4:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 20 min |
| Aug 19, 4:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 4:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 4:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 114 min |
| Aug 19, 5:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 5:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 50 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 5:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Collier | 11 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 19, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 6:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 7:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 20 min |
| Aug 19, 7:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 7:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Aug 19, 7:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 7:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 8:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 8:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 8:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 9:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 9:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Hendry | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 85 min |
| Aug 19, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 111 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 55 hr | |
| Aug 19, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 1:38 PM EDT | Hurricane Local Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 8 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 9 days |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 87 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 7 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 86 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.