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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Miami, FL

January 23, 2017Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 23, 2017, 2:54 AM EST for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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 23, 2017, 2:54 AM EST (07:54 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2017, 3:30 AM EST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 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 23, 2:55 AM ESTTSTM WND GST 502 Nw Weston, FLA 50 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED BY A MESONET STATION AT GATOR RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 255 AM
Jan 23, 3:05 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Plantation, FLLARGE BRANCH DOWN ALONG WITH DEBRIS SCATTERED AT JACARANDA GOLF CLUB

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 22, 9:57 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 635 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 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
635 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1027 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

As transmitted.

904 
WUUS52 KMFL 230754
SVRMFL
FLC011-230830-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0007.170123T0754Z-170123T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
254 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Broward County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 330 AM EST

* At 254 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Intersection
  I-75 And U.S. 27, or 7 miles northwest of Davie, moving east at 55
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and Davie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 AM EST for southeastern
Florida.

LAT...LON 2618 8003 2605 8007 2605 8046 2623 8047
      2632 8034 2632 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 258DEG 46KT 2614 8042 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KScharf
2 follow-up statements
911 
WWUS52 KMFL 230812
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
312 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

FLC011-230830-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170123T0830Z/
Broward FL-
312 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EST
FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY...

At 312 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hillsboro Beach to Twin Lakes to near Intersection
I-75 And Griffin Road, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and Davie. 

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.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 AM EST for southeastern
Florida.

LAT...LON 2616 8004 2605 8007 2605 8046 2608 8046
      2621 8029 2632 8021 2632 8009 2619 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 263DEG 40KT 2632 8009 2618 8018 2603 8040 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ALM
392 
WWUS52 KMFL 230826 RRA
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
326 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

FLC011-230836-
/O.EXP.KMFL.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170123T0830Z/
Broward FL-
326 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM EST...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
these thunderstorms.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 AM EST for southeastern
Florida.

LAT...LON 2616 8004 2605 8007 2605 8046 2608 8046
      2621 8029 2632 8021 2632 8009 2619 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 258DEG 46KT 2635 7991 2621 8000 2607 8022 

$$

ALM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 11:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry60 min
Jan 22, 11:32 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL28 min
Jan 22, 11:50 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Jan 23, 12:03 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Jan 23, 12:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach57 min
Jan 23, 12:20 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Jan 23, 12:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLGlades, Hendry, Palm Beach50 min
Jan 23, 12:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier24 min
Jan 23, 12:46 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 23, 12:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Palm Beach66 min
Jan 23, 12:58 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach32 min
Jan 23, 1:03 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier42 min
Jan 23, 1:12 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Jan 23, 1:17 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach28 min
Jan 23, 1:25 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier20 min
Jan 23, 1:26 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL94 min
Jan 23, 1:41 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach10 min
Jan 23, 1:52 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
Jan 23, 1:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Monroe, Palm Beach64 min
Jan 23, 2:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach43 min
Jan 23, 2:23 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more17 hr
Jan 23, 2:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward31 min
Jan 23, 2:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Monroe87 min
Jan 23, 2:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe26 min
Jan 23, 2:56 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe34 min
Jan 23, 2:57 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Jan 23, 3:06 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL84 min
Jan 23, 3:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Monroe40 min
Jan 23, 3:42 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Jan 23, 3:44 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade19 min
Jan 23, 4:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
Jan 23, 4:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade11 min
Jan 23, 4:19 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL41 min
Jan 23, 4:55 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL50 min
Jan 23, 5:43 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Jan 23, 5:43 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Jan 23, 6:12 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Jan 23, 7:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry87 min
Jan 23, 7:45 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Jan 23, 8:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach75 min
Jan 23, 9:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade53 min
Jan 23, 10:38 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL82 min
Jan 23, 11:34 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 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.