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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2014, 2:59 PM EST for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 61 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
- Mar 6, 2014, 2:59 PM EST (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 11:28 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 888 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 967 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
200 WFUS52 KMFL 061959 TORMFL FLC099-062100- /O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0002.140306T1959Z-140306T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 259 PM EST THU MAR 6 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... * UNTIL 400 PM EST * AT 257 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT... AREAS WEST OF THE ACREAGE... 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. 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. OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI DIRECTLY AT 305.229.4528 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 2691 8031 2683 8019 2673 8041 2676 8044 TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 229DEG 29KT 2676 8039 $$ BAXTER
2 follow-up statements
870 WWUS52 KMFL 062007 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 307 PM EST THU MAR 6 2014 FLC099-062100- /O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140306T2100Z/ PALM BEACH FL- 307 PM EST THU MAR 6 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 306 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STORM WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP ANYTIME. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2679 8038 2690 8030 2683 8019 2676 8035 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 239DEG 31KT 2681 8031 $$ BAXTER
121 WWUS52 KMFL 062018 SVSMFL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 318 PM EST THU MAR 6 2014 FLC099-062027- /O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140306T2100Z/ PALM BEACH FL- 318 PM EST THU MAR 6 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IS CANCELLED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS DISSIPATED. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES AT ANYTIME AN A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2679 8038 2690 8030 2683 8019 2676 8035 TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 239DEG 31KT 2685 8024 $$ BAXTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| Mar 6, 11:33 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 87 min | |
| Mar 6, 11:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 71 min |
| Mar 6, 12:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 67 min |
| Mar 6, 12:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry, Monroe | 78 min |
| Mar 6, 12:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Mar 6, 12:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry, Monroe | 67 min |
| Mar 6, 1:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry, Monroe | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 1:46 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Mar 6, 1:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Mar 6, 1:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 76 min |
| Mar 6, 2:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 58 min |
| Mar 6, 2:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 70 min |
| Mar 6, 2:06 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Mar 6, 2:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Hendry, Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Mar 6, 2:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 55 min |
| Mar 6, 3:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 3:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 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.