Tornado Warning 47, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Aug 19, 2008, 4:36 AM EDT (08:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Palm Beach County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KMFL 190836
TORMFL
FLC099-190900-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0047.080819T0836Z-080819T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
436 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT

* AT 433 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  POSSIBLE TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
  REFUGE...OR OVER SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL PARK...MOVING NORTHWEST 
  AT 37 MPH.


* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
  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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2633 8020 2633 8021 2633 8022 2634 8023
      2633 8032 2667 8054 2680 8027 2636 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 153DEG 32KT 2639 8023

$$

DG

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