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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Miami, FL

September 9, 2008Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 9, 2008, 2:48 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Sep 9, 2008, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2008, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 18 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2008-09-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2105 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2008-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KMFL 091848
TORMFL
FLC086-091915-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0075.080909T1848Z-080909T1915Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR KEY
  BISCAYNE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

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

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KEY BISCAYNE...
  CORAL GABLES...
  WESTCHESTER...
  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.

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 2567 8017 2569 8019 2572 8019 2573 8017
      2574 8019 2573 8022 2572 8024 2570 8024
      2567 8026 2573 8037 2582 8026 2573 8017
      2567 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 132DEG 32KT 2566 8017

$$

BAXTER
3 follow-up statements
709 
WWUS52 KMFL 091859
SVSMFL

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

FLC086-091915-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-080909T1915Z/
MIAMI-DADE FL-
259 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

AT 258 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
COCONUT GROVE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 37 MPH.

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.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 2567 8017 2569 8019 2572 8019 2573 8017
      2574 8019 2573 8022 2572 8024 2570 8024
      2567 8026 2573 8037 2582 8026 2573 8017
      2567 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 132DEG 32KT 2572 8025

$$

BAXTER
842 
WWUS52 KMFL 091901
SVSMFL

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

FLC086-091915-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-080909T1915Z/
MIAMI-DADE FL-
301 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

AT 258 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
COCONUT GROVE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 37 MPH.

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.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 2570 8026 2574 8034 2580 8028 2573 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 132DEG 32KT 2574 8027

$$

BAXTER
082 
WWUS52 KMFL 091908
SVSMFL

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

FLC086-091917-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-080909T1915Z/
MIAMI-DADE FL-
307 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 315 PM EDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS
DISSIPATED. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT.

THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS TO
40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE STILL POSSIBLE. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

LAT...LON 2570 8026 2574 8034 2580 8028 2573 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 132DEG 32KT 2578 8032

$$

BAXTER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 10:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Sep 9, 12:01 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Sep 9, 12:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL50 min
Sep 9, 1:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Sep 9, 2:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Sep 9, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL80 min
Sep 9, 3:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Sep 9, 4:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe53 min
Sep 9, 4:23 AM EDTMarine Weather StatementMFL77 min
Sep 9, 4:56 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL94 min
Sep 9, 6:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Sep 9, 6:30 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Sep 9, 6:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Sep 9, 6:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL115 min
Sep 9, 7:21 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Sep 9, 7:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade45 min
Sep 9, 8:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL113 min
Sep 9, 8:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach60 min
Sep 9, 8:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe64 min
Sep 9, 8:42 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Monroe48 min
Sep 9, 9:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Sep 9, 9:22 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLCollier53 min
Sep 9, 9:30 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Sep 9, 9:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL111 min
Sep 9, 10:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe69 min
Sep 9, 10:29 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLMonroe41 min
Sep 9, 11:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Sep 9, 11:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Miami-Dade, Monroe82 min
Sep 9, 11:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade29 min
Sep 9, 12:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL119 min
Sep 9, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade80 min
Sep 9, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL91 min
Sep 9, 1:33 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLMonroe27 min
Sep 9, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Sep 9, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier37 min
Sep 9, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade2 hr
Sep 9, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward70 min
Sep 9, 3:18 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade33 min
Sep 9, 4:06 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Monroe39 min
Sep 9, 6:38 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLCollier20 min

Nearby

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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.