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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 31, 2017, 9:59 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 31, 2017, 9:59 PM EDT (01:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2017, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 579 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
311
WFUS52 KMFL 010159
TORMFL
FLC099-010230-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0016.170801T0159Z-170801T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
959 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 1030 PM EDT
* At 959 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Belle Glade, moving northeast 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...
Belle Glade.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2669 8039 2656 8063 2672 8065 2696 8052
2696 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 226DEG 23KT 2671 8061
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KScharf2 follow-up statements
684
WWUS52 KMFL 010211
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1011 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2017
FLC099-010230-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170801T0230Z/
Palm Beach FL-
1011 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY...
At 1010 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Fremd Village-Padgett Island, or 7
miles southeast of Pahokee, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Palm Beach County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2660 8055 2680 8061 2696 8052 2696 8038
2669 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 226DEG 23KT 2676 8055
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KScharf404
WWUS52 KMFL 010228
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2017
FLC099-010238-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170801T0230Z/
Palm Beach FL-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2660 8055 2680 8061 2696 8052 2696 8038
2669 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 226DEG 23KT 2684 8046
$$
KScharfThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Jul 31, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Jul 31, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 59 min |
| Aug 1, 12:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 118 min |
| Aug 1, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 61 min |
| Aug 1, 4:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 4 hr |
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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.