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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL

February 15, 2021Collier County, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2021, 11:11 PM EST for Collier County, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 34 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
Feb 15, 2021, 11:11 PM EST (04:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2021, 11:45 PM EST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 2021-02-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 985 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 2021-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 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
985 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

498 
WUUS52 KMFL 160411
SVRMFL
FLC021-086-087-160445-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SV.W.0002.210216T0411Z-210216T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
1111 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Collier County in southwestern Florida...
  Northern Mainland Monroe County in southwestern Florida...
  Northern Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 1145 PM EST.

* At 1111 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Loop Road Ee
  Center, or 26 miles east of Chokoloskee, moving northeast at 20
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dade-Collier Training Airport.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2590 8060 2571 8092 2580 8101 2600 8090
      2599 8087 2598 8087 2598 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 213DEG 16KT 2575 8090 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FELL
2 follow-up statements
464 
WWUS52 KMFL 160426
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1126 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

FLC087-160436-
/O.CAN.KMFL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0445Z/
Mainland Monroe FL-
1126 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MAINLAND MONROE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2590 8060 2577 8085 2578 8087 2581 8087
      2581 8091 2585 8098 2600 8090 2599 8087
      2598 8087 2598 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 213DEG 16KT 2581 8086 

$$

FLC021-086-160445-
/O.CON.KMFL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0445Z/
Collier FL-Miami-Dade FL-
1126 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLIER AND NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES...

At 1126 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fortymile
Bend, or 28 miles northwest of Homestead General Airport, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Dade-Collier Training Airport.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2590 8060 2577 8085 2578 8087 2581 8087
      2581 8091 2585 8098 2600 8090 2599 8087
      2598 8087 2598 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 213DEG 16KT 2581 8086 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FELL
139 
WWUS52 KMFL 160438
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1138 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

FLC021-086-160447-
/O.EXP.KMFL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0445Z/
Collier FL-Miami-Dade FL-
1138 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLIER AND
NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM EST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However 
gusty winds and funnel clouds are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2590 8060 2577 8085 2578 8087 2581 8087
      2581 8091 2585 8098 2600 8090 2599 8087
      2598 8087 2598 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 213DEG 16KT 2584 8084 

$$

FELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 10:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade52 min
Feb 15, 11:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward28 min
Feb 15, 11:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades56 min
Feb 15, 11:44 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward46 min
Feb 16, 12:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward26 min
Feb 16, 12:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach46 min
Feb 16, 5:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward46 min
Feb 16, 6:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry35 min
Feb 16, 6:23 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry, Palm Beach37 min
Feb 16, 6:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach44 min
Feb 16, 6:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward51 min
Feb 16, 7:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach48 min
Feb 16, 7:42 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward48 min
Feb 16, 8:25 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward50 min
Feb 16, 9:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade45 min
Feb 16, 10:16 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Feb 16, 10:45 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Feb 16, 11:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade49 min
Feb 16, 12:37 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade23 min
Feb 16, 12:57 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL48 min
Feb 16, 1:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade28 min
Feb 16, 1:57 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Feb 16, 2:20 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Feb 16, 3:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward43 min
Feb 16, 3:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
Feb 16, 3:43 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Feb 16, 4:01 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Feb 16, 4:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward44 min
Feb 16, 4:58 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL62 min
Feb 16, 5:13 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Feb 16, 5:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
Feb 16, 5:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward56 min
Feb 16, 6:23 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward67 min
Feb 16, 6:34 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward4 hr
Feb 16, 6:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward39 min
Feb 16, 6:59 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade4 hr

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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.