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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Miami, FL
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 5:49 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Se Fort Lauderdale, FL | Multiple 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.
- 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
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
$$
Culver1 follow-up statement
744
WWUS52 KMFL 062301
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
601 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024
FLC011-062311-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240106T2300Z/
Broward FL-
601 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BROWARD COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2610 8010 2609 8011 2612 8011 2609 8012
2610 8017 2613 8017 2614 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 264DEG 23KT 2612 8002
$$
CulverThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 10:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jan 6, 11:25 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Jan 6, 11:49 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 41 min | |
| Jan 6, 12:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 30 min | |
| Jan 6, 12:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 46 min | |
| Jan 6, 12:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 36 min |
| Jan 6, 1:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 35 min |
| Jan 6, 1:13 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 47 min | |
| Jan 6, 1:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 42 min |
| Jan 6, 1:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Jan 6, 1:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 35 min |
| Jan 6, 2:16 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 min | |
| Jan 6, 2:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 41 min |
| Jan 6, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 39 min |
| Jan 6, 3:02 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Jan 6, 3:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jan 6, 3:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 29 min |
| Jan 6, 3:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 17 min |
| Jan 6, 3:47 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Jan 6, 3:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Jan 6, 3:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jan 6, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 35 min |
| Jan 6, 4:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Jan 6, 4:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 27 min |
| Jan 6, 5:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 27 min |
| Jan 6, 5:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 35 min |
| Jan 6, 5:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 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.