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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Miami, FL

June 6, 2013Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 30 min. 2 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
Jun 6, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2013, 8:30 AM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 6, 8:10 AM EDTTORNADO 012 Nw Markham Park, FLTORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 27 ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF ALLIGATOR ALLEY. TORNADO LIKELY CROSSED INTO SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
Jun 6, 8:10 AM EDTTORNADO12 Nw Markham Park, FLMEDIA REPORTS ONGOING TORNADO NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 27.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 6, 3:42 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 64 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1826 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1826 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

186 
WFUS52 KMFL 061200
TORMFL
FLC011-099-061230-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0011.130606T1200Z-130606T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 759 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL    
  BROWARD COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY
  RURAL SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THIS TORNADO MAY IMPACT HIGHWAY 27.

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 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 2648 8059 2646 8033 2620 8045 2621 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1200Z 187DEG 19KT 2623 8048

$$
KONARIK
1 follow-up statement
921 
WWUS52 KMFL 061216
SVSMFL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
816 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

FLC011-099-061230-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130606T1230Z/
BROWARD FL-PALM BEACH FL-
816 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PALM BEACH AND NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTIES...

AT 815 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THE MEDIA REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 27 6 MILES NORTH OF 
INTERSTATE 75 AT 810 AM EDT.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2629 8047 2647 8051 2646 8033 2628 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 187DEG 19KT 2632 8043

$$
KONARIK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe72 min
Jun 5, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach55 min
Jun 5, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach73 min
Jun 5, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry28 min
Jun 6, 12:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Jun 6, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Monroe40 min
Jun 6, 12:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Monroe53 min
Jun 6, 1:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Monroe72 min
Jun 6, 2:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry27 min
Jun 6, 2:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach23 min
Jun 6, 3:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe66 min
Jun 6, 3:13 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach32 min
Jun 6, 3:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry59 min
Jun 6, 3:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Jun 6, 3:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Jun 6, 3:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades34 min
Jun 6, 3:50 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade25 min
Jun 6, 4:08 AM EDTFlood WatchMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry15 hr
Jun 6, 4:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Monroe78 min
Jun 6, 4:21 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward24 min
Jun 6, 5:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward25 min
Jun 6, 5:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Jun 6, 5:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward34 min
Jun 6, 5:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL91 min
Jun 6, 5:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach77 min
Jun 6, 5:43 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade32 min
Jun 6, 6:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach25 min
Jun 6, 6:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
Jun 6, 6:21 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach24 min
Jun 6, 6:39 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach36 min
Jun 6, 6:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Jun 6, 6:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward46 min
Jun 6, 6:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach34 min
Jun 6, 6:59 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach31 min
Jun 6, 7:30 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Jun 6, 7:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin28 min
Jun 6, 7:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach25 min
Jun 6, 7:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward49 min
Jun 6, 7:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL50 min
Jun 6, 7:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach48 min
Jun 6, 8:28 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach32 min
Jun 6, 8:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach47 min
Jun 6, 9:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL17 min
Jun 6, 10:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward24 min
Jun 6, 11:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades44 min
Jun 6, 11:37 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFLCollier14 hr
Jun 6, 12:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach28 min
Jun 6, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Jun 6, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLOkeechobee23 min
Jun 6, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades25 min
Jun 6, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades29 min
Jun 6, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier25 min
Jun 6, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Jun 6, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach37 min
Jun 6, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach47 min
Jun 6, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Jun 6, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward26 min
Jun 6, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach28 min
Jun 6, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach26 min
Jun 6, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach34 min
Jun 6, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL91 min
Jun 6, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
Jun 6, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade32 min
Jun 6, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade2 hr
Jun 6, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Jun 6, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL90 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.