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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL

January 6, 2024Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 6, 2024, 5:45 PM EST for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 15 min. 1 report 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 6, 2024, 5:45 PM EST (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Jan 6, 2024, 6:00 PM EST
In force
15 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 6, 5:49 PM ESTTORNADO1 Se Fort Lauderdale, FLMultiple phone calls and social media reports of a tornado near Federal Hwy moving northeast towards Las Olas Blvd. Time is estimated.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2024-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 2024-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 252 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

146 
WFUS52 KMFL 062245
TORMFL
FLC011-062300-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0003.240106T2245Z-240106T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
545 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM EST.
    
* At 545 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Port Everglades, or over Fort Lauderdale, moving
  east 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Lauderdale, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, and
  Fort Lauderdale Beach.

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 2610 8010 2609 8011 2612 8011 2609 8012
      2610 8017 2613 8017 2614 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 264DEG 23KT 2611 8013 

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

$$

Culver
1 follow-up statement
744 
WWUS52 KMFL 062301
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
601 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024

FLC011-062311-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240106T2300Z/
Broward FL-
601 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BROWARD COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 2610 8010 2609 8011 2612 8011 2609 8012
      2610 8017 2613 8017 2614 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 264DEG 23KT 2612 8002 

$$

Culver

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 10:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach33 min
Jan 6, 11:25 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Jan 6, 11:49 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL41 min
Jan 6, 12:00 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL30 min
Jan 6, 12:29 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Jan 6, 12:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry36 min
Jan 6, 1:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades35 min
Jan 6, 1:13 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL47 min
Jan 6, 1:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry42 min
Jan 6, 1:51 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 min
Jan 6, 1:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier35 min
Jan 6, 2:16 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 6, 2:34 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry41 min
Jan 6, 2:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier39 min
Jan 6, 3:02 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Jan 6, 3:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach33 min
Jan 6, 3:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier29 min
Jan 6, 3:28 PM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach17 min
Jan 6, 3:47 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Jan 6, 3:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach28 min
Jan 6, 3:50 PM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach25 min
Jan 6, 3:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Jan 6, 4:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach23 min
Jan 6, 4:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward27 min
Jan 6, 5:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward27 min
Jan 6, 5:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Jan 6, 5:51 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 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.