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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Miami, FL

January 16, 2022Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 16, 2022, 9:44 AM EST for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2022, 9:44 AM EST (14:44 UTC)
Expired
Jan 16, 2022, 10:15 AM EST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:45 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 16, 9:50 AM ESTTORNADONaples, FLTWITTER VIDEO SHOWED A CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE ARTESIA COMMUNITY IN NAPLES.
Jan 16, 9:55 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG5 Ese Golden Gate, FLSOCIAL MEDIA INDICATED SEMI-TRUCK FLIPPED ON I-75 NEAR MILE MARKER 96 DUE TO HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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 2022-01-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 21 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 2022-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 202 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
21 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
997 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

788 
WFUS52 KMFL 161444
TORMFL
FLC021-161515-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0005.220116T1444Z-220116T1515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
944 AM EST Sun Jan 16 2022

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Collier County in southwestern Florida...

* Until 1015 AM EST.
    
* At 944 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Naples, moving northeast at 35 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...
  Golden Gate, North Naples, Naples Park and West Toll Gate On 
  Alligator Alley around 955 AM EST.
  Vineyards around 1000 AM EST.
  Golden Gate Estates, Orangetree and Big Corkscrew Island around 
  1015 AM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pelican Bay, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Lely, Rookery Bay Aquatic
Preserve and Quail Creek Estate.

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, in a mobile
home, 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!

&&

LAT...LON 2623 8185 2632 8178 2632 8166 2642 8166
      2642 8157 2631 8142 2600 8177 2606 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 1444Z 219DEG 32KT 2612 8180 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

RAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 2:36 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementMFLCollier40 hr
Jan 16, 6:29 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach8 hr
Jan 16, 7:49 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL86 min
Jan 16, 8:20 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLGlades, Hendry25 min
Jan 16, 8:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier46 min
Jan 16, 8:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades46 min
Jan 16, 8:54 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier36 min
Jan 16, 9:06 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier24 min
Jan 16, 9:06 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLGlades24 min
Jan 16, 9:09 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL96 min
Jan 16, 9:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry62 min
Jan 16, 9:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier46 min
Jan 16, 9:42 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedMFLCollier33 min
Jan 16, 10:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry49 min
Jan 16, 10:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Hendry, Monroe47 min
Jan 16, 10:17 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL88 min
Jan 16, 10:19 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLGlades, Hendry26 min
Jan 16, 10:25 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Hendry35 min
Jan 16, 10:33 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Monroe27 min
Jan 16, 10:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Jan 16, 10:46 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Jan 16, 10:56 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Monroe34 min
Jan 16, 10:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach62 min
Jan 16, 11:13 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLHendry, Palm Beach32 min
Jan 16, 11:20 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Jan 16, 11:23 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry37 min
Jan 16, 11:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe31 min
Jan 16, 11:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Jan 16, 11:45 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach30 min
Jan 16, 11:53 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Hendry, Palm Beach37 min
Jan 16, 11:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe34 min
Jan 16, 12:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin16 min
Jan 16, 12:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach38 min
Jan 16, 12:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach50 min
Jan 16, 12:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Monroe49 min
Jan 16, 12:28 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL78 min
Jan 16, 12:38 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Jan 16, 12:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Jan 16, 2:38 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.