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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 16, 2016, 7:07 AM EST for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 11 min. 5 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
- Feb 16, 2016, 7:07 AM EST (12:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 7:18 AM EST
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Broward County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 7:07 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Southwest Ranches, FL | POWER LINES ARE DOWN ACROSS 130TH AVE AND 36TH CT. |
| Feb 16, 7:12 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 S Davie, FL | TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN ALONG CANYON MAPLE BOULEVARD. SHINGLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS. EYEWITNESS REPORTS SEEING TORNADO. |
| Feb 16, 7:14 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Davie, FL | POSSIBLE TORNADO. SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR TREE TOPS PARK. WITNESS REPORTS SEEING DEBRIS IN AIR. |
| Feb 16, 7:14 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 Ese Davie, FL | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR TREE TOPS PARK. WITNESS REPORTS SEEING DEBRIS IN AIR. |
| Feb 16, 7:20 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 Wnw Davie Downtown, FL | A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 57 MPH AT THE MIAMI DOLPHINS TRAINING FACILITY WEATHERBUG SITE. |
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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 1201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
The text
As transmitted.
449
WFUS52 KMFL 161207
TORMFL
FLC011-161230-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0021.160216T1207Z-160216T1230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
707 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 730 AM EST
* AT 707 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER INTERSECTION I-75 AND GRIFFIN ROAD...OR OVER DAVIE...
MOVING EAST 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...
PEMBROKE PINES...DAVIE...COOPER CITY...NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
AND SUNSHINE ACRES.
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 2605 8036 2609 8035 2609 8024 2601 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1207Z 287DEG 22KT 2607 8034
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GREGORIA2 follow-up statements
198
WWUS52 KMFL 161212
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
712 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
FLC011-161230-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160216T1230Z/
BROWARD FL-
712 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY...
AT 712 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DAVIE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEMBROKE PINES...DAVIE...COOPER CITY...NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND
SUNSHINE ACRES.
LAT...LON 2605 8033 2609 8032 2609 8024 2601 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 259DEG 27KT 2608 8030
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GREGORIA788
WWUS52 KMFL 161218
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
718 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
FLC011-161228-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160216T1230Z/
BROWARD FL-
718 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 2605 8033 2609 8032 2609 8024 2601 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 287DEG 22KT 2607 8026
$$
GREGORIAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 3:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 55 min |
| Feb 16, 3:58 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 32 min |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 30 min |
| Feb 16, 4:17 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 4:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 31 min |
| Feb 16, 4:39 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 81 min | |
| Feb 16, 4:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 89 min |
| Feb 16, 4:58 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 32 min |
| Feb 16, 6:01 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 29 min |
| Feb 16, 6:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 58 min |
| Feb 16, 6:21 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 114 min | |
| Feb 16, 6:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 36 min |
| Feb 16, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 6:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 8 min |
| Feb 16, 7:13 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 6 min |
| Feb 16, 7:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 37 min |
| Feb 16, 7:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 24 min |
| Feb 16, 7:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 21 min |
| Feb 16, 7:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 12 min |
| Feb 16, 8:10 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.