Tornado Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Jun 6, 2013, 3:13 AM EDT (07:13 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2013, 3:45 AM EDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Palm Beach County, FL

The Miami radar (KAMX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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161 
WFUS52 KMFL 060713
TORMFL
FLC099-060745-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0004.130606T0713Z-130606T0745Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BAY...PAHOKEE...BELLE GLADE...

* UNTIL 345 AM EDT

* AT 312 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BELLE   
GLADE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SOUTH BAY...
  BELLE GLADE...
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 2662 8061 2659 8070 2670 8078 2671 8076
      2669 8075 2670 8073 2677 8075 2678 8073
      2675 8071 2676 8069 2679 8070 2681 8070
      2687 8063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 160DEG 16KT 2664 8067

$$
KONARIK

399 
WWUS52 KMFL 060725
SVSMFL

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

FLC099-060745-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130606T0745Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
325 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY...

AT 322 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLE GLADE...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP ANYTIME. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 2665 8064 2662 8070 2669 8077 2670 8078
      2671 8076 2669 8075 2670 8073 2677 8075
      2678 8073 2675 8071 2676 8069 2679 8070
      2681 8070 2686 8064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 160DEG 16KT 2670 8070

$$
KONARIK

350 
WWUS52 KMFL 060742
SVSMFL

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

FLC099-060753-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130606T0745Z/
PALM BEACH FL-
342 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 345 AM EDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 345
AM EDT.

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

LAT...LON 2665 8064 2662 8070 2669 8077 2670 8078
      2671 8076 2669 8075 2670 8073 2677 8075
      2678 8073 2675 8071 2676 8069 2679 8070
      2681 8070 2686 8064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 160DEG 16KT 2678 8073

$$
KONARIK

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