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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2012, 12:57 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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, 12:57 PM EDT (16:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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, 1:22 PM EDT | TORNADO | West Palm Beach, FL | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT OF POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN WEST PALM BEACH AT 122 PM EDT. RAILROAD CROSSINGS WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BANYAN BOULEVARD AND TAMARIND AVENUE. TREE DAMAGE WAS ALSO REPORTED ALONG AUSTRALIAN AVENUE...CLEARWATER D |
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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 107 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.
768
WFUS52 KMFL 241657
TORMFL
FLC099-241730-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0027.120624T1657Z-120624T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1257 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST PALM BEACH...RIVIERA BEACH...
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT
* AT 1255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GLEN
RIDGE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. AN OBSERVER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
AT THE LANTANA AIRPORT.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WEST PALM BEACH...
PORT OF PALM BEACH...
NORTH PALM BEACH...
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 2663 8006 2663 8011 2690 8013 2690 8005
2687 8004 2680 8003 2669 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 193DEG 17KT 2666 8009
$$
GREGORIA3 follow-up statements
954
WWUS52 KMFL 241711
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
111 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC099-241730-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120624T1730Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
111 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 110 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MANGONIA PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MANGONIA PARK...
PORT OF PALM BEACH...
NORTH PALM BEACH...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2671 8003 2671 8010 2690 8013 2690 8005
2687 8004 2680 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 193DEG 19KT 2673 8007
$$
GREGORIA748
WWUS52 KMFL 241716
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
116 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC099-241730-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120624T1730Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
116 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 113 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LIKELY TORNADO BETWEEN DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH AND MANGONIA PARK.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PORT OF PALM BEACH...
NORTH PALM BEACH...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2673 8003 2674 8010 2688 8008 2690 8005
2687 8004 2680 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 192DEG 24KT 2676 8006
$$
GREGORIA685
WWUS52 KMFL 241725
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
125 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC099-241736-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120624T1730Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
125 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 130 PM EDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS
DISSIPATED. THUS...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM EDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2673 8003 2674 8010 2688 8008 2690 8005
2687 8004 2680 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 192DEG 24KT 2683 8004
$$
GREGORIAThe 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, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 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, 12:58 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.