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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL

March 20, 2018Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 2018, 8:22 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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
Mar 20, 2018, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2018, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Collier County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 2018-03-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 625 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 2018-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 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
625 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

303 
WUUS52 KMFL 210022
SVRMFL
FLC021-210045-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0002.180321T0022Z-180321T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
822 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Collier County in southwestern Florida...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 821 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Belle Meade,
  or near Marco Island, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Marco Island, Carnestown, Marco Island Airport, Belle Meade and
  Naples Manor.

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 a
closet or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Miami. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on
Facebook and Twitter.

Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring 
with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of 
nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are 
close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 2619 8126 2592 8122 2587 8178 2589 8179
      2607 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 261DEG 42KT 2600 8172 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
999 
WWUS52 KMFL 210039
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
839 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018

FLC021-210045-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180321T0045Z/
Collier FL-
839 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLIER COUNTY...

At 838 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Copeland, or 7
miles northwest of Everglades City, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Carnestown, Royal Palm Hammock, Copeland, South Blocks Golde and
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve.

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 a
small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Miami. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and
Twitter.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 2606 8167 2613 8129 2592 8124 2589 8158
      2596 8162 2601 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 271DEG 47KT 2596 8144 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
382 
WWUS52 KMFL 210045
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
845 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018

FLC021-210055-
/O.EXP.KMFL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180321T0045Z/
Collier FL-
845 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLIER COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2606 8167 2613 8129 2592 8124 2589 8158
      2596 8162 2601 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 261DEG 42KT 2597 8136 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier33 min
Mar 20, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier57 min
Mar 20, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe57 min
Mar 21, 3:37 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFLCollier17 hr
Mar 21, 3:42 AM EDTRed Flag WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach15 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.