Tornado Warning 65, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Aug 22, 2008, 2:22 PM EDT (18:22 UTC)

Expired

Aug 22, 2008, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Broward County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KMFL 221822
TORMFL
FLC011-221845-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0065.080822T1822Z-080822T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
222 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PORT
  EVERGLADES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.


* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PORT EVERGLADES...
  LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA...
  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.

LAT...LON 2618 8010 2607 8011 2606 8010 2601 8011
      2599 8011 2599 8012 2609 8025 2625 8011
      2627 8008 2625 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 221DEG 19KT 2610 8010

$$

STRASSBERG

000
WWUS52 KMFL 221835
SVSMFL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
235 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

FLC011-221845-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080822T1845Z/
BROWARD FL-
235 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY...

AT 235 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 19 MPH.

THE BROAD ROTATION WITH THIS STORM IS ABOUT TO MOVE OFF THE COAST 
JUST NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 595.

SOUTH FLORIDA TORNADOES MAY AT TIMES BE SMALL AND NARROW BUT THEY ARE
STILL DANGEROUS. THEY CAN EASILY FLIP A VEHICLE OR TRAILER OR CAUSE
LARGE TREES TO FALL. TAKE COVER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 2618 8010 2607 8011 2606 8010 2601 8011
      2599 8011 2599 8012 2609 8025 2625 8011
      2627 8008 2625 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 209DEG 17KT 2615 8009

$$

STRASSBERG

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