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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 16, 2016, 7:53 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 12 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, 7:53 AM EST (12:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 8:05 AM EST
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 7:53 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 Sse North Perry Airpo, FL | A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 50 MPH AT THE HENRY D PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL WEATHERBUG SITE |
| Feb 16, 7:54 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 Nw North Miami Beach, FL | A POSSIBLE TORNADO OCCURED NEAR IVES DAIRY ROAD NEAR THE AVENTURA ISLES COMPLEX. TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND YARD FUNITURE WAS BLOWN ALL OVER THE PLACE. |
| Feb 16, 7:56 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 E Dolphins Stadium, FL | A POSSIBLE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE AT A HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE SHOP. ALL OF THE MOTORCYCLES HAVE BEEN TOSSED AROUND AND A CAR DEALERSHIP AWNING HAS BEEN DAMAGED. |
| Feb 16, 7:58 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Sw Hollywood Downtown, FL | A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT THE MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL WEATHERBUG SITE |
| Feb 16, 8:00 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Bal Harbour, FL | VIDEO AND PHOTOS DEPICT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POOL FURNITURE NEAR THE WINSTON TOWERS. |
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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 19 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.
486
WFUS52 KMFL 161253
TORMFL
FLC011-086-161315-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0023.160216T1253Z-160216T1315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
753 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 815 AM EST
* AT 752 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER OJUS...OR OVER MIAMI GARDENS...MOVING EAST AT 55
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...
HOLLYWOOD...MIRAMAR...MIAMI GARDENS...HALLANDALE AND NORTH MIAMI.
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 2590 8011 2590 8013 2591 8012 2593 8012
2593 8013 2591 8013 2591 8014 2590 8015
2590 8022 2599 8024 2604 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1252Z 259DEG 46KT 2596 8019
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KSCHARF2 follow-up statements
342
WWUS52 KMFL 161301
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
801 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
FLC011-086-161315-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160216T1315Z/
BROWARD FL-MIAMI-DADE FL-
801 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD AND NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES...
AT 800 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A LIKELY TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR AVENTURA...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HALLANDALE...NORTH MIAMI...NORTH MIAMI BEACH...AVENTURA AND SUNNY ISLES
BEACH.
LAT...LON 2590 8011 2590 8013 2591 8012 2593 8012
2593 8013 2591 8013 2591 8014 2590 8015
2590 8018 2596 8018 2600 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 259DEG 46KT 2598 8007
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KSCHARF475
WWUS52 KMFL 161305
SVSMFL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
805 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
FLC011-086-161314-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160216T1315Z/
BROWARD FL-MIAMI-DADE FL-
805 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD AND NORTHEASTERN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 2590 8011 2590 8013 2591 8012 2593 8012
2593 8013 2591 8013 2591 8014 2590 8015
2590 8018 2596 8018 2600 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1303Z 259DEG 46KT 2599 8001
$$
KSCHARFThe 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, 7:07 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 11 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, 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.