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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL

July 5, 2021Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2021, 3:37 PM EDT for Miami-Dade 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
Jul 5, 2021, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 1 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 2021-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1257 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 2021-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 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
1257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

628 
WFUS52 KMFL 051937
TORMFL
FLC086-052000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0002.210705T1937Z-210705T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
337 PM EDT Mon Jul 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

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

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 336 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
  Miami International Airport, or near Hialeah, moving north at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Miami Gardens and Doral. 

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 or in a vehicle,
move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from
flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 2577 8023 2576 8029 2591 8040 2593 8026
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 160DEG 27KT 2580 8028 

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

$$

RAG
1 follow-up statement
371 
WWUS52 KMFL 051952
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
352 PM EDT Mon Jul 5 2021

FLC086-052001-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210705T2000Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
352 PM EDT Mon Jul 5 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
400 PM EDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.  Heavy rain 
is also still possible.

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

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Eastern Miami-Dade County until 400 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 2577 8023 2576 8029 2591 8040 2593 8026
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 160DEG 27KT 2590 8032 

$$

RAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Jul 4, 11:07 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningMFLCollier, Monroe51 hr
Jul 5, 5:16 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach63 hr
Jul 5, 10:14 AM EDTFlood WatchMFLCollier40 hr
Jul 5, 12:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry45 min
Jul 5, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry48 min
Jul 5, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade42 min
Jul 5, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades34 min
Jul 5, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL116 min
Jul 5, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade, Monroe62 min
Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades40 min
Jul 5, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry44 min
Jul 5, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL95 min
Jul 5, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade66 min
Jul 5, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry43 min
Jul 5, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier38 min
Jul 5, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade52 min
Jul 5, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Jul 5, 3:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Jul 5, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier44 min
Jul 5, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades49 min
Jul 5, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry57 min
Jul 5, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 min
Jul 5, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade35 min
Jul 5, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
Jul 5, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Jul 5, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry, Palm Beach42 min
Jul 5, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier53 min
Jul 5, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach94 min
Jul 5, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward63 min
Jul 5, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL116 min
Jul 5, 5:07 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier, Monroe36 hr
Jul 5, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL89 min
Jul 5, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades39 min
Jul 5, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
Jul 5, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades45 min
Jul 5, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 min
Jul 5, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 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.