Tornado Warning 74, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Sep 9, 2008, 1:33 PM EDT (17:33 UTC)

Expired

Sep 9, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Monroe County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KMFL 091733
TORMFL
FLC087-091800-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0074.080909T1733Z-080909T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
133 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 130 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WILDERNESS
  WATERWAY SOUTH...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 4O TO 45 MPH.

  THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
  60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL WESTERN MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP ANYTIME. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 2544 8116 2548 8117 2549 8120 2551 8122
      2555 8120 2557 8124 2559 8123 2560 8125
      2562 8124 2565 8128 2570 8128 2571 8132
      2574 8130 2557 8114 2546 8102 2540 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 128DEG 38KT 2546 8109

$$

BAXTER

015 
WWUS52 KMFL 091759
SVSMFL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
159 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

FLC087-091809-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-080909T1800Z/
MAINLAND MONROE FL-
159 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THAT HAS BEEN INDICATING A POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA...AND INTO THE NEAR-SHORE GULF WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE 
COUNTY. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 2544 8116 2548 8117 2549 8120 2551 8122
      2555 8120 2557 8124 2559 8123 2560 8125
      2562 8124 2565 8128 2570 8128 2571 8132
      2574 8130 2557 8114 2546 8102 2540 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 128DEG 38KT 2563 8134

$$

BAXTER

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