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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Key West, FL
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.
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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.
- 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
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
$$
JAM1 follow-up statement
750
WWUS52 KKEY 270447
SVSKEY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1247 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022
FLC087-270456-
/O.CAN.KKEY.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220927T0500Z/
Lower Keys in Monroe FL-Middle Keys in Monroe FL-
1247 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LOWER KEYS IN MONROE AND MIDDLE KEYS IN
MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved north of the Seven
Mile Bridge into the Gulf waters. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
LAT...LON 2468 8130 2470 8128 2469 8128 2471 8124
2469 8121 2469 8118 2473 8117 2474 8115
2467 8110 2468 8115 2469 8117 2468 8121
2465 8123 2464 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 134DEG 20KT 2474 8128
$$
JAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 8:55 PM EDT | Flood Watch | KEY | Monroe | 32 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | KEY | 25 min | |
| Sep 27, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 37 min | |
| Sep 27, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 28 min | |
| Sep 27, 1:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 34 min | |
| Sep 27, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 14 min | |
| Sep 27, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 37 min | |
| Sep 27, 2:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 35 min |
| Sep 27, 2:51 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 24 min | |
| Sep 27, 3:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 25 min | |
| Sep 27, 4:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 32 min | |
| Sep 27, 4:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 31 min | |
| Sep 27, 5:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | KEY | 12 hr | |
| Sep 27, 6:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 31 min |
| Sep 27, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 30 min | |
| Sep 27, 7:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 18 min | |
| Sep 27, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 20 min | |
| Sep 27, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 27 min | |
| Sep 27, 7:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 7 hr |
| Sep 27, 8:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 8 min | |
| Sep 27, 8:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 18 min | |
| Sep 27, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 25 min | |
| Sep 27, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 10 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.