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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL

April 12, 2023Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 12, 2023, 9:48 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Apr 12, 2023, 9:48 PM EDT (01:48 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2023, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 2023-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 237 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 2023-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 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
237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

228 
WFUS52 KMFL 130148
TORMFL
FLC011-130215-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0004.230413T0148Z-230413T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
948 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Broward County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.
    
* At 948 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Ravenswood Estates, or over Hollywood, moving west
  at 20 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Davie and Plantation. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2609 8012 2600 8017 2605 8035 2618 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 105DEG 16KT 2607 8018 

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

$$

MFL
1 follow-up statement
564 
WWUS52 KMFL 130207
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1007 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023

FLC011-130217-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230413T0215Z/
Broward FL-
1007 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BROWARD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1015 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 2609 8012 2600 8017 2605 8035 2618 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 105DEG 16KT 2609 8027 

$$

MFL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Apr 12, 8:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward3 hr
Apr 12, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
Apr 12, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Apr 12, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Apr 12, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Apr 12, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Apr 12, 10:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Apr 12, 10:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Apr 12, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Apr 13, 12:46 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Apr 13, 1:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMFLBroward18 hr
Apr 13, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin34 min
Apr 13, 3:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Apr 13, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
Apr 13, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin30 min
Apr 13, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach27 min
Apr 13, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach30 min
Apr 13, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward34 min
Apr 13, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach30 min
Apr 13, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach29 min
Apr 13, 4:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward5 hr
Apr 13, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade9 min
Apr 13, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Apr 13, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade30 min
Apr 13, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
Apr 13, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade26 min
Apr 13, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade29 min
Apr 13, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade58 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.