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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL
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.
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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.
- 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
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
$$
MFL1 follow-up statement
564
WWUS52 KMFL 130207
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1007 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023
FLC011-130217-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230413T0215Z/
Broward FL-
1007 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BROWARD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1015 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2609 8012 2600 8017 2605 8035 2618 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 105DEG 16KT 2609 8027
$$
MFLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Apr 12, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Apr 12, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Apr 12, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Apr 12, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Apr 12, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Apr 12, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Apr 12, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Apr 12, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Apr 13, 12:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 min | |
| Apr 13, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Broward | 18 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Martin | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 4:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 9 min |
| Apr 13, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 53 min | |
| Apr 13, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 26 min |
| Apr 13, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 58 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.