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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL

May 7, 2019Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2019, 3:52 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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 7, 2019, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 23 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), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 107 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: 516 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 978 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

073 
WFUS52 KMFL 071952
TORMFL
FLC099-072015-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0004.190507T1952Z-190507T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
352 PM EDT Tue May 7 2019

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

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

* Until 415 PM EDT.
    
* At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over The Acreage, or 8 miles north of Wellington,
  moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage
  and Loxahatchee Groves.

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 2681 8033 2683 8022 2673 8018 2671 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 317DEG 10KT 2679 8029 

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

$$

Cohen

2 follow-up statements

658 
WWUS52 KMFL 072002
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
402 PM EDT Tue May 7 2019

FLC099-072015-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190507T2015Z/
Palm Beach FL-
402 PM EDT Tue May 7 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
    
At 402 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over The Acreage, or near Wellington, moving southeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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

Locations impacted include...
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage
and Loxahatchee Groves.

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 2680 8029 2683 8022 2673 8018 2672 8028
      2676 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 297DEG 12KT 2676 8026 

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

$$

Cohen

571 
WWUS52 KMFL 072006
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
406 PM EDT Tue May 7 2019

FLC099-072015-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190507T2015Z/
Palm Beach FL-
406 PM EDT Tue May 7 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 415 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer 
appears capable of producing a tornado.

Therefore, the Tornado Warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
portions of Palm Beach County.

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

LAT...LON 2680 8029 2683 8022 2673 8018 2672 8028
      2676 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 317DEG 10KT 2676 8026 

$$

Cohen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	49 min
May 7, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	30 min
May 7, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	54 min
May 7, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	46 min
May 7, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Martin	43 min
May 7, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	41 min
May 7, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	81 min
May 7, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Monroe	39 min
May 7, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	43 min
May 7, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Palm Beach	37 min
May 7, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Monroe	47 min
May 7, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		45 min
May 7, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	52 min
May 7, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	50 min
May 7, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	51 min
May 7, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Broward, Collier, Hendry, Palm Beach	25 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.