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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2013, 8:28 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 32 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 6, 2013, 8:28 AM EDT (12:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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 6, 3:42 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
239 WFUS52 KMFL 061228 TORMFL FLC099-061300- /O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0012.130606T1228Z-130606T1300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 828 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... * UNTIL 900 AM EDT * AT 826 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH AN OBSERVED TORNADO OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY RURAL CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE MEDIA REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR EAST OF HIGHWAY 27 NEAR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE AT 825 AM EDT. 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 2668 8051 2665 8027 2636 8039 2637 8045 TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 187DEG 24KT 2639 8041 $$ KONARIK
2 follow-up statements
549 WWUS52 KMFL 061248 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 848 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 FLC099-061300- /O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130606T1300Z/ PALM BEACH FL- 848 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 844 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN THE LOXAHATCHEE WILDLIFE REFUGE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2668 8051 2665 8027 2649 8034 2648 8047 TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 187DEG 24KT 2654 8038 $$ GREGORIA
564 WWUS52 KMFL 061256 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 856 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 FLC099-061305- /O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130606T1300Z/ PALM BEACH FL- 856 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE ROTATION HAS WEAKENED. THUS...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM EDT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2668 8051 2665 8027 2649 8034 2648 8047 TIME...MOT...LOC 1255Z 187DEG 24KT 2659 8037 $$ GREGORIA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 72 min |
| Jun 5, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach | 73 min |
| Jun 5, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Jun 6, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 1:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 72 min |
| Jun 6, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 2:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 3:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 3:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 3:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 59 min |
| Jun 6, 3:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 3:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 3:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 4:08 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 15 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Monroe | 78 min |
| Jun 6, 4:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 5:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 37 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 77 min |
| Jun 6, 5:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 6:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| Jun 6, 6:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 6:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 48 min | |
| Jun 6, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 6:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 6:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 30 min | |
| Jun 6, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 50 min | |
| Jun 6, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 8:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 17 min | |
| Jun 6, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 11:37 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Collier | 14 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 29 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Okeechobee | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Jun 6, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Jun 6, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 90 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.