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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Miami, FL

January 24, 2019Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 24, 2019, 9:18 AM EST for Palm Beach 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
Jan 24, 2019, 9:18 AM EST (14:18 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2019, 9:45 AM EST
In force
27 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), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:18 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 24, 9:18 AM ESTTORNADO5 Ssw Okeelanta, FLDETAILED VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA DEPICTS TORNADO TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 27.

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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 12:00Z on 2019-01-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 794 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 12:00Z on 2019-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
794 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
700 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
262 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

052 
WFUS52 KMFL 241418
TORMFL
FLC099-241445-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0001.190124T1418Z-190124T1445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
918 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 945 AM EST.
    
* At 918 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Okeelanta, or 8 miles south of South Bay, moving
  northeast at 30 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  west central Palm Beach County.

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 2649 8073 2654 8077 2672 8053 2654 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 246DEG 26KT 2653 8071 

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

$$

KONARIK
2 follow-up statements
852 
WWUS52 KMFL 241431
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
931 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

FLC099-241445-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190124T1445Z/
Palm Beach FL-
931 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
PALM BEACH COUNTY...
    
At 931 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Okeelanta, or 9 miles southeast of Belle
Glade, moving east at 30 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Palm Beach County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building and 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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 2653 8062 2657 8064 2669 8051 2654 8041
      2652 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 249DEG 28KT 2657 8059 

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

$$

KONARIK
055 
WWUS52 KMFL 241447
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
947 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

FLC099-241457-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190124T1445Z/
Palm Beach FL-
947 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been 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 2653 8062 2657 8064 2669 8051 2654 8041
      2652 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 246DEG 26KT 2662 8047 

$$

KONARIK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 7:51 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL54 min
Jan 24, 7:55 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
Jan 24, 8:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades44 min
Jan 24, 8:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry45 min
Jan 24, 8:42 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry63 min
Jan 24, 8:47 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL88 min
Jan 24, 9:10 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach50 min
Jan 24, 9:38 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
Jan 24, 9:46 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 24, 9:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach38 min
Jan 24, 10:17 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Jan 24, 10:51 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Jan 24, 11:01 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 24, 11:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward44 min
Jan 24, 11:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Jan 24, 11:51 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Jan 24, 12:27 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Jan 24, 12:43 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL47 min
Jan 24, 1:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward43 min
Jan 24, 1:22 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Jan 24, 2:07 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
Jan 24, 4:22 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 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.