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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2012, 6:34 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 24, 2012, 6:34 PM EDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 7:00 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), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
632
WFUS52 KMFL 242234
TORMFL
FLC099-242300-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0035.120624T2234Z-120624T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
634 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIVIERA BEACH...JUPITER...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RIVIERA
BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH PALM BEACH...
JUNO 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 2677 8003 2677 8009 2698 8012 2698 8008
2696 8007 2687 8004 2680 8003 2678 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 191DEG 14KT 2680 8006
$$
GREGORIA2 follow-up statements
893
WWUS52 KMFL 242245
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
645 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC099-242300-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120624T2300Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
645 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 643 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR JUNO BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
JUNO BEACH...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2681 8003 2683 8009 2698 8012 2698 8008
2696 8007 2687 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 191DEG 14KT 2685 8006
$$
GREGORIA182
WWUS52 KMFL 242258
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
658 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC099-242308-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120624T2300Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
658 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 700 PM EDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS
MOVED OFF THE COAST NEAR JUNO BEACH. THUS...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2681 8003 2683 8009 2698 8012 2698 8008
2696 8007 2687 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 191DEG 14KT 2690 8005
$$
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, 12:57 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.