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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL

January 27, 2019Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 27, 2019, 7:53 PM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade 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
Jan 27, 2019, 7:53 PM EST (00:53 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2019, 8:08 PM EST
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 11 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 2019-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 310 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 2019-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
310 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
688 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
392 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

408 
WFUS52 KMFL 280053
TORMFL
FLC011-086-280130-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0002.190128T0053Z-190128T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
753 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2019

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...
  Southern Broward County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 830 PM EST.
    
* At 753 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Miami Lakes, or near Hialeah, moving east 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...
  Hialeah, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens and Opa-Locka.

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 2588 8035 2595 8035 2597 8025 2590 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 254DEG 17KT 2591 8033 

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

$$

AR
1 follow-up statement
850 
WWUS52 KMFL 280108
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
808 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2019

FLC011-086-280118-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190128T0130Z/
Miami-Dade FL-Broward FL-
808 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHERN BROWARD
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Miami.

LAT...LON 2588 8035 2595 8035 2597 8025 2590 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 254DEG 17KT 2593 8025 

$$

AR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 7:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach87 min
Jan 27, 7:47 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Jan 27, 8:29 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL91 min
Jan 27, 10:34 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL86 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.