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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Miami, FL
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 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.
- 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
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
$$
SI1 follow-up statement
615
WWUS52 KMFL 022203
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017
FLC099-022215-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170502T2215Z/
Palm Beach FL-
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
At 603 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of North County Airport to 8 miles
southwest of Lion Country Safari Park, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and Riviera
Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
&&
LAT...LON 2684 8003 2653 8020 2659 8062 2672 8062
2691 8051 2694 8019 2696 8016 2696 8014
2697 8014 2697 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 269DEG 28KT 2686 8033 2661 8044
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 12:48 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 19 hr |
| May 2, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| May 2, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 31 min |
| May 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| May 2, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 24 min |
| May 2, 5:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| May 2, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| May 2, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 44 min |
| May 2, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 38 min |
| May 2, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 42 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.