Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2012, 11:49 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2012, 11:49 AM EDT (15:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 12:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 12:25 PM EDT | TORNADO | Lake Worth, FL | AT 1256 PM EDT...BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE A STREET AREA OF LAKE WORTH. DAMAGE REPORTED TO 4 HOUSES. TIME OF DAMAGE ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR ACTIVITY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 11:47 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 3139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056
WUUS52 KMFL 241549
SVRMFL
FLC099-241615-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0097.120624T1549Z-120624T1615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1149 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT
* AT 1148 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE
WORTH...AND MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
LAKE WORTH...
HAVERHILL...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND
OR LARGE HAIL. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION, SEEK SHELTER IN
AN ENCLOSED BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2654 8005 2654 8015 2671 8017 2671 8003
2663 8003 2662 8004 2661 8003 2660 8004
2660 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 186DEG 15KT 2658 8010
$$
GARCIAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Jun 23, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 47 min | |
| Jun 24, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Jun 24, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Jun 24, 5:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Jun 24, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 7:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 8:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Jun 24, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Jun 24, 9:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Jun 24, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Jun 24, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 10:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 11:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| Jun 24, 11:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 11:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 11:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 11:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 12:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 12:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 23 min |
| Jun 24, 12:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 115 min | |
| Jun 24, 12:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 12:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 53 min |
| Jun 24, 12:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 12:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 12:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 12:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 1:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| Jun 24, 1:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Jun 24, 1:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Jun 24, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 2:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Jun 24, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Jun 24, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 3:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 89 min | |
| Jun 24, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Jun 24, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 93 min | |
| Jun 24, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.