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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL

May 3, 2019Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2019, 4:47 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 11 min. 2 reports 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: May 3, 2019, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2019, 4:58 PM EDT
In force: 11 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), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 3, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Lion Country Safa, FL	STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BARN.
May 3, 4:50 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Nne Lion Country Safa, FL	NWS STORM SURVEY OF THE LOXAHATCHEE AREA FOUND DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO TO A HORSE STABLE ROOF, FENCING, AND NEARBY TREES.

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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 104 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1651 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

053 
WFUS52 KMFL 032047
TORMFL
FLC099-032115-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0003.190503T2047Z-190503T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
447 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 515 PM EDT.
    
* At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located North of Lion Country Safari Park, or 8 miles 
  northwest of Wellington, moving northeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  The Acreage.

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 2672 8033 2673 8038 2680 8039 2678 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 202DEG 5KT 2675 8035 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BAXTER

1 follow-up statement

584 
WWUS52 KMFL 032058
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
458 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019

FLC099-032107-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190503T2115Z/
Palm Beach FL-
458 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR 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 gusty winds are
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 2672 8033 2673 8038 2680 8039 2678 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 202DEG 5KT 2676 8036 

$$

BAXTER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 3:01 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		29 min
May 3, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	45 min
May 3, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	38 min
May 3, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Martin	42 min
May 3, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	48 min
May 3, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	44 min
May 3, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		93 min
May 3, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	38 min
May 3, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	29 min
May 3, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	45 min
May 3, 6:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Broward, Palm Beach	2 hr
May 3, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	44 min
May 3, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		66 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.