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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 28, 2017, 1:18 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 28, 2017, 1:18 PM EDT (17:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Tamiami Fairground, FL | DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND AWNINGS... FENCES AND POWER LINES DOWNED... AND SMALL TREES SNAPPED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
763
WFUS52 KMFL 281718
TORMFL
FLC086-281745-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0043.171028T1718Z-171028T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
118 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 145 PM EDT
* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Westchester, or over South Miami, moving northwest
at 10 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...
University Park around 135 PM EDT.
Doral, Sweetwater, Medley, Fountainbleau and Tamiami around 145 PM
EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fiu
South Campus, Tamiami Fairgrounds and Westwood Lakes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2572 8032 2571 8034 2581 8050 2589 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 144DEG 9KT 2572 8033
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KScharf3 follow-up statements
942
WWUS52 KMFL 281726
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
126 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
FLC086-281745-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-171028T1745Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
126 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...
At 126 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over University Park, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Doral, Sweetwater, Tamiami, University Park and Fountainbleau.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2574 8035 2573 8036 2581 8050 2584 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 140DEG 10KT 2574 8037
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KScharf018
WWUS52 KMFL 281733
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
133 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
FLC086-281745-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-171028T1745Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
133 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...
At 133 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tamiami, or 7 miles northwest of Kendall, moving
northwest at 20 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...
Tamiami.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2576 8039 2575 8039 2581 8050 2582 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 123DEG 16KT 2576 8041
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KScharf155
WWUS52 KMFL 281742
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
142 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
FLC086-281752-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-171028T1745Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
142 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 145 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning is moving out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2576 8039 2575 8039 2581 8050 2582 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 144DEG 9KT 2578 8042
$$
KScharfThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 12:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 5 hr | |
| Oct 28, 12:29 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MFL | 32 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 47 hr | |
| Oct 28, 10:18 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 19 hr |
| Oct 28, 11:17 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | MFL | Miami-Dade | 18 hr |
| Oct 28, 11:40 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 17 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 36 min | |
| Oct 28, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Oct 28, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 21 min |
| Oct 28, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 20 min |
| Oct 28, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 31 min | |
| Oct 28, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| Oct 28, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Oct 28, 7:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 7:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 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.