Tornado Warning 26, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Jun 24, 2012, 12:43 PM EDT (16:43 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2012, 1:15 PM EDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Collier County, FL, Hendry County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KMFL 241643
TORMFL
FLC021-051-241715-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0026.120624T1643Z-120624T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1243 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA...
  NORTHWESTERN COLLIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF BIG CORKSCREW ISLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

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

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BIG CORKSCREW ISLAND...
  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 2632 8166 2642 8167 2643 8166 2643 8157
      2659 8157 2658 8142 2624 8156 2627 8168
      2632 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 187DEG 29KT 2632 8162

$$

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.