Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 15, 2016, 11:30 AM EST for Collier County, Glades County, Hendry County, Florida. It was in force for 45 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
- Jan 15, 2016, 11:30 AM EST (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2016, 12:15 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Collier County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 10:35 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
161
WFUS52 KMFL 151630
TORMFL
FLC021-043-051-151715-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0001.160115T1630Z-160115T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1130 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COLLIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
GLADES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA...
NORTHERN HENDRY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1215 PM EST
* AT 1127 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEHIGH ACRES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL STORMS IN THE WARNING AREA THAT ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEWISTON...LABELLE...MOORE HAVEN...IMMOKALEE AND LAKEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2719 8091 2715 8087 2707 8096 2704 8093
2706 8097 2693 8112 2684 8109 2681 8095
2676 8091 2675 8091 2647 8120 2635 8165
2635 8166 2642 8166 2642 8156 2703 8156
2703 8127 2712 8127 2712 8117 2721 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 236DEG 22KT 2655 8173
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
602 follow-up statements
540
WWUS52 KMFL 151647
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1147 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016
FLC021-043-051-151715-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160115T1715Z/
COLLIER FL-GLADES FL-HENDRY FL-
1147 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN COLLIER...GLADES AND NORTHERN HENDRY COUNTIES...
AT 1145 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHARLESTON PARK...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEHIGH
ACRES. AN ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF MUSE...BOTH MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEWISTON...LABELLE...MOORE HAVEN...IMMOKALEE AND LAKEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 2719 8091 2715 8087 2707 8096 2704 8093
2706 8097 2693 8112 2684 8109 2681 8095
2676 8091 2675 8091 2647 8120 2635 8165
2635 8166 2642 8166 2642 8156 2703 8156
2703 8127 2712 8127 2712 8117 2721 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 235DEG 33KT 2667 8154
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALM827
WWUS52 KMFL 151711
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1211 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016
FLC021-043-051-151720-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160115T1715Z/
COLLIER FL-GLADES FL-HENDRY FL-
1211 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COLLIER...GLADES AND NORTHERN
HENDRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM EST...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2719 8091 2715 8087 2707 8096 2704 8093
2706 8097 2693 8112 2684 8109 2681 8095
2676 8091 2675 8091 2647 8120 2635 8165
2635 8166 2642 8166 2642 8156 2703 8156
2703 8127 2712 8127 2712 8117 2721 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 236DEG 22KT 2667 8154
$$
ALMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:38 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 12 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:35 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 25 min | |
| Jan 15, 7:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 53 min |
| Jan 15, 8:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 54 min |
| Jan 15, 8:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry, Monroe | 64 min |
| Jan 15, 9:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 60 min |
| Jan 15, 10:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 95 min |
| Jan 15, 11:18 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 42 min | |
| Jan 15, 11:20 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 40 min | |
| Jan 15, 11:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 38 min |
| Jan 15, 11:47 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Jan 15, 12:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 50 min |
| Jan 15, 12:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 41 min |
| Jan 15, 12:28 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Jan 15, 12:31 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 min | |
| Jan 15, 12:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 48 min |
| Jan 15, 12:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jan 15, 1:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 43 min |
| Jan 15, 1:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Jan 15, 1:14 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 31 min | |
| Jan 15, 1:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Jan 15, 1:45 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Jan 15, 1:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jan 15, 1:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Jan 15, 1:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Jan 15, 2:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Jan 15, 2:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 48 min |
| Jan 15, 2:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 32 min |
| Jan 15, 2:46 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 29 min | |
| Jan 15, 2:52 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 23 min | |
| Jan 15, 3:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 29 min |
| Jan 15, 3:17 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Jan 15, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 34 min |
| Jan 15, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 12 min |
| Jan 15, 3:31 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 29 min | |
| Jan 15, 3:47 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 28 min | |
| Jan 15, 4:04 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Jan 15, 4:52 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 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.