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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Miami, FL

May 6, 2021Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 52 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 6, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 2021-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 717 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 2021-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
717 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

497 
WUUS52 KMFL 062153
SVRMFL
FLC099-062245-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0015.210506T2153Z-210506T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
553 PM EDT Thu May 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South Bay,
  moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, Canal Point and Lake Harbor. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2690 8040 2655 8048 2668 8084 2680 8081
      2687 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 284DEG 14KT 2675 8075 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SB/RAG
1 follow-up statement
044 
WWUS52 KMFL 062216
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
616 PM EDT Thu May 6 2021

FLC099-062245-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210506T2245Z/
Palm Beach FL-
616 PM EDT Thu May 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...

At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Belle Glade,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, Canal Point and Belle Glade Camp. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2690 8040 2655 8048 2665 8075 2686 8075
      2687 8074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 264DEG 15KT 2672 8060 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SB/RAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
May 5, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach51 min
May 6, 12:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
May 6, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
May 6, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach41 min
May 6, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL97 min
May 6, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach43 min
May 6, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 min
May 6, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach81 min
May 6, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach26 min
May 6, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach42 min
May 6, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL114 min
May 6, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
May 6, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach59 min
May 6, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward52 min
May 6, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach67 min
May 6, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach58 min
May 6, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL94 min
May 6, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL84 min
May 6, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade50 min
May 6, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin50 min
May 6, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach77 min
May 6, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade116 min
May 6, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
May 6, 7:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach3 hr
May 6, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade21 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.