Tornado Warning 24, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Jun 24, 2012, 12:22 PM EDT (16:22 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2012, 1:15 PM EDT

In force

53 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Collier County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KMFL 241622
TORMFL
FLC021-043-051-241715-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0024.120624T1622Z-120624T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1222 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA...
  CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEVILS GARDEN...
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF DEVILS GARDEN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

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

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DEVILS GARDEN...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM
EXTERIOR WALLS AND WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2685 8128 2679 8096 2646 8114 2648 8131
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 196DEG 23KT 2651 8123

$$

GARCIA

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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.