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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Miami, FL

May 2, 2017Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2017, 5:40 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 35 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
May 2, 2017, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2017-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 506 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 2017-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
786 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

929 
WUUS52 KMFL 022140
SVRMFL
FLC099-022215-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0013.170502T2140Z-170502T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 615 PM EDT

* At 540 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles southeast of Indiantown to near Belle Glade,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  West Palm Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and
  Riviera Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 2684 8003 2653 8020 2660 8068 2696 8049
      2696 8014 2697 8014 2697 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 276DEG 29KT 2694 8043 2666 8058 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SI
1 follow-up statement
615 
WWUS52 KMFL 022203
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017

FLC099-022215-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170502T2215Z/
Palm Beach FL-
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...

At 603 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of North County Airport to 8 miles
southwest of Lion Country Safari Park, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and Riviera
Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 2684 8003 2653 8020 2659 8062 2672 8062
      2691 8051 2694 8019 2696 8016 2696 8014
      2697 8014 2697 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 269DEG 28KT 2686 8033 2661 8044 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 12:48 PM EDTRip Current StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach19 hr
May 2, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
May 2, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades31 min
May 2, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach33 min
May 2, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach24 min
May 2, 5:38 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach22 min
May 2, 5:57 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach33 min
May 2, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach44 min
May 2, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward38 min
May 2, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 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.