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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Miami, FL

September 10, 2017Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 10, 2017, 2:40 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 20 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
Sep 10, 2017, 2:40 PM EDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
20 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), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 242 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

248 
WFUS52 KMFL 101840
TORMFL
FLC099-101900-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0039.170910T1840Z-170910T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
240 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 300 PM EDT
    
* At 240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Loxahatchee Nwr, or near Boynton Beach, moving
  northwest at 80 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Wellington and Loxahatchee Groves around 250 PM EDT. 
  Lion Country Safari Park around 255 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Florida Gardens, Villages Of Oriole, Aberdeen Golf Course, Aberdeen
and Boca Raton Equestrian.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2649 8009 2641 8020 2679 8061 2695 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 143DEG 68KT 2649 8018 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

CWC
1 follow-up statement
002 
WWUS52 KMFL 101855
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
255 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

FLC099-101905-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170910T1900Z/
Palm Beach FL-
255 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 2649 8009 2641 8020 2679 8061 2695 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 143DEG 68KT 2671 8036 

$$

CWC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Sep 10, 2:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Sep 10, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Sep 10, 3:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Sep 10, 3:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Sep 10, 3:46 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach29 min
Sep 10, 4:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Sep 10, 4:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe12 hr
Sep 10, 4:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL36 min
Sep 10, 6:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL16 min
Sep 10, 6:21 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach28 min
Sep 10, 6:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Sep 10, 7:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Sep 10, 7:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL17 min
Sep 10, 7:35 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach14 min
Sep 10, 7:36 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade24 min
Sep 10, 7:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 min
Sep 10, 8:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Sep 10, 8:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach12 hr
Sep 10, 8:37 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry, Palm Beach12 hr
Sep 10, 9:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe88 min
Sep 10, 9:42 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach18 min
Sep 10, 9:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL31 min
Sep 10, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Sep 10, 10:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe45 min
Sep 10, 10:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMFLGlades13 days
Sep 10, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe87 min
Sep 10, 12:25 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningMFLCollier3 hr
Sep 10, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe92 min
Sep 10, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Sep 10, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade90 min
Sep 10, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
Sep 10, 1:49 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach26 min
Sep 10, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade65 min
Sep 10, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Sep 10, 2:24 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach21 min
Sep 10, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL95 min
Sep 10, 3:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMFLCollier3 hr
Sep 10, 3:15 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade15 min
Sep 10, 3:27 PM EDTExtreme Wind WarningMFLCollier, Hendry2 hr
Sep 10, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL31 min
Sep 10, 3:48 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach27 min
Sep 10, 3:53 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach37 min
Sep 10, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
Sep 10, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL16 min
Sep 10, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL97 min
Sep 10, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLCollier3 hr
Sep 10, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Sep 10, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL23 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.