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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2018, 5:10 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 15 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
- May 14, 2018, 5:10 AM EDT (09:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2018, 5:25 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
799
WFUS52 KMFL 140910
TORMFL
FLC099-140945-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0004.180514T0910Z-180514T0945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
510 AM EDT MON MAY 14 2018
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 510 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lion Country Safari Park, or 7 miles west of
Wellington, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Lion Country Safari Park.
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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2666 8031 2665 8040 2684 8048 2690 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 174DEG 21KT 2669 8037
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
671 follow-up statement
865
WWUS52 KMFL 140925
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
525 AM EDT MON MAY 14 2018
FLC099-140935-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180514T0945Z/
Palm Beach FL-
525 AM EDT MON MAY 14 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Miami.
LAT...LON 2666 8031 2665 8040 2684 8048 2690 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0925Z 174DEG 21KT 2678 8038
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 8:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| May 13, 8:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 112 min |
| May 13, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 30 min | |
| May 14, 2:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 45 min | |
| May 14, 2:55 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 17 hr |
| May 14, 3:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFL | 7 hr | |
| May 14, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 63 min |
| May 14, 5:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 15 min |
| May 14, 5:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| May 14, 5:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| May 14, 6:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 48 min |
| May 14, 6:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 41 min |
| May 14, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 46 min |
| May 14, 7:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| May 14, 7:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 113 min |
| May 14, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 46 min | |
| May 14, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 42 min | |
| May 14, 7:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 41 min |
| May 14, 8:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| May 14, 12:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 51 min |
| May 14, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 30 min | |
| May 14, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 60 min |
| May 14, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 89 min | |
| May 14, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| May 14, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 49 min |
| May 14, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| May 14, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 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.