Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2016

Tornado Warning 12, NWS Miami, FL

January 27, 2016Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 27, 2016, 9:27 AM EST for Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 33 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2016, 9:27 AM EST (14:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Broward County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 27, 9:30 AM ESTTORNADO2 Se Coconut Creek, FL*** 1 INJ *** REPORTS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DAMAGE FROM AN APPARENT TORNADO IN THE WYNMOOR BROWARD COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS AREAS. A FEW CARS LIFTED AND FLIPPED OVER... SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AS WELL AS POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE
Jan 27, 9:35 AM ESTTORNADO2 Se Coconut Creek, FLTREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN INDUSTRIAL PARK AT 1700 BLOCK OF BLOUNT ROAD IN POMPANO BEACH. MEDIA REPORTS ALSO SHOW VEHICLE DAMAGE IN THIS AREA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 2016-01-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 583 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 2016-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
583 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
3.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

712 
WFUS52 KMFL 271427
TORMFL
FLC011-099-271500-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0012.160127T1427Z-160127T1500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
927 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM EST
    
* AT 927 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH LAUDERDALE...OR OVER MARGATE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
  FORT LAUDERDALE...CORAL SPRINGS...POMPANO BEACH...BOCA RATON AND
  DEERFIELD BEACH.

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 2617 8024 2622 8028 2635 8012 2623 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 230DEG 20KT 2622 8021 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DD
2 follow-up statements
524 
WWUS52 KMFL 271439
SVSMFL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
939 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016

FLC011-099-271500-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160127T1500Z/
BROWARD FL-PALM BEACH FL-
939 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BROWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTIES...
    
AT 938 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COCONUT CREEK...OR NEAR DEERFIELD BEACH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
FORT LAUDERDALE...CORAL SPRINGS...POMPANO BEACH...BOCA RATON AND
DEERFIELD BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 2617 8024 2622 8028 2635 8012 2623 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1438Z 229DEG 17KT 2626 8016 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DD
910 
WWUS52 KMFL 271455
SVSMFL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
955 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016

FLC011-099-271504-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160127T1500Z/
BROWARD FL-PALM BEACH FL-
955 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN PALM
BEACH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 AM EST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 2617 8024 2622 8028 2635 8012 2623 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 230DEG 20KT 2626 8016 

$$

DD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 3:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier38 min
Jan 27, 4:08 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL15 hr
Jan 27, 4:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier48 min
Jan 27, 4:38 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Jan 27, 4:48 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
Jan 27, 5:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier43 min
Jan 27, 5:14 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL31 min
Jan 27, 5:17 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Monroe28 min
Jan 27, 5:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Hendry51 min
Jan 27, 5:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe37 min
Jan 27, 5:42 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Jan 27, 5:45 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Monroe30 min
Jan 27, 5:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier48 min
Jan 27, 6:15 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLMonroe30 min
Jan 27, 6:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward49 min
Jan 27, 6:36 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 min
Jan 27, 6:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe39 min
Jan 27, 7:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach43 min
Jan 27, 7:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach49 min
Jan 27, 8:04 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL41 min
Jan 27, 8:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach31 min
Jan 27, 8:48 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Jan 27, 8:49 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach26 min
Jan 27, 9:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
Jan 27, 9:20 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach25 min
Jan 27, 9:51 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL54 min
Jan 27, 10:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward58 min
Jan 27, 10:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward53 min
Jan 27, 10:23 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Jan 27, 10:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward43 min
Jan 27, 10:43 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach3 hr
Jan 27, 10:47 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Jan 27, 10:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach42 min
Jan 27, 11:08 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Jan 27, 11:15 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach30 min
Jan 27, 11:17 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier3 hr
Jan 27, 11:35 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier40 min
Jan 27, 11:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier29 min
Jan 27, 11:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward56 min
Jan 27, 11:55 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier35 min
Jan 27, 11:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach34 min
Jan 27, 12:01 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL89 min
Jan 27, 12:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward50 min
Jan 27, 12:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier44 min
Jan 27, 12:46 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry59 min
Jan 27, 1:22 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
Jan 27, 1:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward35 min
Jan 27, 1:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach57 min
Jan 27, 1:39 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach3 hr
Jan 27, 2:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach29 min
Jan 27, 2:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward39 min
Jan 27, 2:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL90 min
Jan 27, 2:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward54 min
Jan 27, 3:16 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL89 min
Jan 27, 3:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach26 min
Jan 27, 3:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward38 min
Jan 27, 3:29 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Jan 27, 3:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward65 min
Jan 27, 4:10 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach3 hr
Jan 27, 4:12 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL93 min
Jan 27, 4:16 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 27, 4:18 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward27 min
Jan 27, 4:31 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 27, 4:34 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Jan 27, 4:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier52 min
Jan 27, 4:55 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL50 min
Jan 27, 5:04 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier3 hr
Jan 27, 5:23 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
Jan 27, 6:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier56 min
Jan 27, 6:18 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Florida, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.