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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Miami, FL

June 6, 2013Palm Beach County, Florida

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 6, 3:42 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

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, 8:00 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.