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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 4, 2024, 10:52 AM EST for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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
- Feb 4, 2024, 10:52 AM EST (15:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2024, 11:15 AM EST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:52 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 10:52 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Kendale Lakes, FL | NWS Storm Survey found a few snapped trees near SW 88th Street and SW 157th Avenue. All the trees were damaged in the same direction with no signs of rotation detected. Straight-line wind speed of 60-70 mph estimated based on the damage. Time estimated from ra |
| Feb 4, 10:53 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Kendale Lakes, FL | Miami Dade Police/Fire Rescue reported that Miami-Dade Transit called in a report of a downed tree blocking the roadway causing traffic disruptions. It has since been cleared. Time of event was estimated via radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 7:12 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1136 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
868
WFUS52 KMFL 041552
TORMFL
FLC086-041615-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0004.240204T1552Z-240204T1615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
1052 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 1115 AM EST.
* At 1051 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Intersection Krome And Kendall Drive, or 7
miles west of Kendall, 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Kendall, Sunset, The Crossings, Kendale Lakes, West Kendall,
Intersection Krome And Kendall Drive, The Hammocks, Tamiami,
University Park, Kendall West, and Westwood Lakes.
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 2564 8045 2569 8051 2574 8044 2575 8040
2570 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1551Z 240DEG 31KT 2567 8048
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
WR1 follow-up statement
445
WWUS52 KMFL 041615
SVSMFL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1115 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024
FLC086-041625-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240204T1615Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
1115 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EST for southeastern
Florida.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Miami-Dade
County.
LAT...LON 2564 8045 2569 8051 2574 8044 2575 8040
2570 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 240DEG 31KT 2576 8030
$$
WRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2:03 AM EST | Gale Watch | MFL | 24 hr | |
| Feb 4, 7:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Feb 4, 8:34 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 56 min | |
| Feb 4, 8:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 34 min |
| Feb 4, 9:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Feb 4, 9:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Feb 4, 9:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 60 min |
| Feb 4, 9:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 25 min |
| Feb 4, 10:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade, Monroe | 60 min |
| Feb 4, 10:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 44 min |
| Feb 4, 10:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 40 min |
| Feb 4, 10:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 34 min |
| Feb 4, 10:31 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 44 min | |
| Feb 4, 10:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Feb 4, 10:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 40 min |
| Feb 4, 10:54 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Feb 4, 11:03 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 27 min |
| Feb 4, 11:08 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 37 min | |
| Feb 4, 11:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 35 min |
| Feb 4, 11:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 24 min |
| Feb 4, 11:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Feb 4, 11:46 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Feb 4, 11:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Feb 4, 12:46 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Feb 4, 1:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 5 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 71 hr |
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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.