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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Key West, FL

September 27, 2022Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 27, 2022, 12:27 AM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 20 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
Sep 27, 2022, 12:27 AM EDT (04:27 UTC)
Expired
Sep 27, 2022, 12:47 AM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Key West radar (KBYX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:25 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

Key West, FL (KEYW), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 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, Key West, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-09-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1554 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Key West, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-09-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
1554 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
849 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

285 
WFUS52 KKEY 270427
TORKEY
FLC087-270500-
/O.NEW.KKEY.TO.W.0001.220927T0427Z-220927T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
1227 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Lower Keys in Monroe County in Florida...
  Middle Keys in Monroe County in Florida...

* Until 100 AM EDT.
    
* At 1226 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 5 miles southeast of Seven Mile Bridge, moving 
  northwest at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  West End Of Seven Mile Bridge, Ohio Key and Bahia Honda Key around 
  1235 AM EDT.

This includes US 1 between mile markers 37 and 46. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2468 8130 2470 8128 2469 8128 2471 8124
      2469 8121 2469 8118 2473 8117 2474 8115
      2467 8110 2468 8115 2469 8117 2468 8121
      2465 8123 2464 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 134DEG 20KT 2466 8119 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

JAM
1 follow-up statement
750 
WWUS52 KKEY 270447
SVSKEY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1247 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022

FLC087-270456-
/O.CAN.KKEY.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220927T0500Z/
Lower Keys in Monroe FL-Middle Keys in Monroe FL-
1247 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LOWER KEYS IN MONROE AND MIDDLE KEYS IN
MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved north of the Seven 
Mile Bridge into the Gulf waters. Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

LAT...LON 2468 8130 2470 8128 2469 8128 2471 8124
      2469 8121 2469 8118 2473 8117 2474 8115
      2467 8110 2468 8115 2469 8117 2468 8121
      2465 8123 2464 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 134DEG 20KT 2474 8128 

$$

JAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 26, 8:55 PM EDTFlood WatchKEYMonroe32 hr
Sep 26, 9:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryKEYMonroe3 hr
Sep 26, 10:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementKEY25 min
Sep 27, 12:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY37 min
Sep 27, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY28 min
Sep 27, 1:56 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY34 min
Sep 27, 2:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY14 min
Sep 27, 2:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY37 min
Sep 27, 2:10 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedKEYMonroe35 min
Sep 27, 2:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY24 min
Sep 27, 3:22 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryKEYMonroe4 hr
Sep 27, 3:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY25 min
Sep 27, 4:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY32 min
Sep 27, 4:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY31 min
Sep 27, 5:13 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryKEY12 hr
Sep 27, 6:44 AM EDTTornado WarningKEYMonroe31 min
Sep 27, 6:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY30 min
Sep 27, 7:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY18 min
Sep 27, 7:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY20 min
Sep 27, 7:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY27 min
Sep 27, 7:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryKEYMonroe7 hr
Sep 27, 8:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY8 min
Sep 27, 8:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY18 min
Sep 27, 8:21 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY25 min
Sep 27, 11:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY10 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.