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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2018, 8:23 AM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 22 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 27, 2018, 8:23 AM EDT (12:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2018, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 22 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), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 19 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
- 92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
196
WFUS52 KMFL 271223
TORMFL
FLC086-271245-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0008.180527T1223Z-180527T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
823 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 845 AM EDT.
* At 823 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Palmetto Bay, or near Black Point, 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...
Coral Gables, South Miami, Kendall, Pinecrest and West Miami.
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!
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 2560 8027 2557 8031 2572 8037 2575 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 165DEG 20KT 2561 8030
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
ALM1 follow-up statement
233
WWUS52 KMFL 271235
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018
FLC086-271245-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180527T1245Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM
EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Miami.
LAT...LON 2560 8027 2557 8031 2572 8037 2575 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 1235Z 165DEG 20KT 2567 8032
$$
ALMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 47 min |
| May 27, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 40 min | |
| May 27, 2:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 36 min | |
| May 27, 3:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 87 min | |
| May 27, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| May 27, 4:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| May 27, 4:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 67 min |
| May 27, 5:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| May 27, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| May 27, 8:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 39 min |
| May 27, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 53 min |
| May 27, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 52 min |
| May 27, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 30 min |
| May 27, 9:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 37 min |
| May 27, 10:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| May 27, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 45 min |
| May 27, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 53 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.