Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2013, 2:55 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min. 3 reports 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
- Apr 15, 2013, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2013, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nnw Naranja, FL | |
| Apr 15, 3:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Naranja, FL | A CAR PORT BLEW ONTO A RESIDENCE AND NICKEL HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE REDLAND AREA. |
| Apr 15, 3:01 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Nnw Naranja, FL | A CAR PORT BLEW ONTO A RESIDENCE AND NICKEL HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE REDLAND AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 1861 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
184 WUUS52 KMFL 151855 SVRMFL FLC086-151945- /O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0021.130415T1855Z-130415T1945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 255 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. * UNTIL 345 PM EDT * AT 251 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE REDLAND...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. * THE STORM WILL AFFECT... GOULDS... THE REDLAND... 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. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. && LAT...LON 2551 8034 2552 8060 2565 8053 2565 8038 TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 352DEG 3KT 2557 8047 $$ BAXTER
3 follow-up statements
146 WWUS52 KMFL 151908 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 308 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 FLC086-151945- /O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T1945Z/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 308 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 304 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE REDLAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... THE REDLAND... NARANJA... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AUTOMATED WIND SENSOR REPORTED 61 MPH WIND GUSTS 3 MILES NW OF NARANJA AROUND 3 PM EDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. LAT...LON 2551 8034 2552 8060 2565 8053 2565 8038 TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 355DEG 7KT 2555 8045 $$ BAXTER
156 WWUS52 KMFL 151918 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 318 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 FLC086-151945- /O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T1945Z/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 318 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY... AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORM OVER THE GOULDS AREA HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. HOWEVER...DOPPLER RADAR IS NOW INDICATING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF INLIKITA WHICH IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. LAT...LON 2551 8034 2552 8060 2565 8053 2565 8051 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 000DEG 1KT 2561 8058 $$ BAXTER
773 WWUS52 KMFL 151929 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 329 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 FLC086-151939- /O.CAN.KMFL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T1945Z/ MIAMI-DADE FL- 329 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE REDLAND AREA. THUS THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. LAT...LON 2551 8034 2552 8060 2565 8053 2565 8051 TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 000DEG 1KT 2561 8058 $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 10:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Apr 15, 11:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 108 min |
| Apr 15, 12:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Apr 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Apr 15, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 50 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Hendry, Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Apr 15, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Apr 15, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 112 min |
| Apr 15, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Apr 15, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 50 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.