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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL

March 30, 2025Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2025, 3:53 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 37 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
Mar 30, 2025, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2025, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
37 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), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 2025-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1040 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
1040 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

814 
WFUS52 KMFL 301953
TORMFL
FLC086-302030-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0002.250330T1953Z-250330T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
353 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Fortymile Bend, or 22 miles northwest of Homestead
  General Airport, moving south at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Shark Valley Obs Tower and Fortymile Bend.

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 2578 8086 2579 8072 2566 8068 2565 8086
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 348DEG 4KT 2575 8079 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Molleda
2 follow-up statements
603 
WWUS52 KMFL 302011
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
411 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

FLC086-302030-
/O.CON.KMFL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250330T2030Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
411 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

At 411 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fortymile Bend, or 20 miles northwest of The
Redland, moving southeast at 5 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Miami-Dade County.

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 2575 8083 2579 8072 2566 8068 2567 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 305DEG 5KT 2573 8077 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Molleda
522 
WWUS52 KMFL 302028
SVSMFL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
428 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

FLC086-302038-
/O.EXP.KMFL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250330T2030Z/
Miami-Dade FL-
428 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
430 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.  However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2575 8083 2579 8072 2566 8068 2567 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 331DEG 4KT 2572 8074 

$$

Molleda

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Mar 30, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Mar 30, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward30 min
Mar 30, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach45 min
Mar 30, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach27 min
Mar 30, 2:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward3 hr
Mar 30, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach52 min
Mar 30, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward46 min
Mar 30, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMartin20 min
Mar 30, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade48 min
Mar 30, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Mar 30, 3:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade2 hr
Mar 30, 3:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade4 hr
Mar 30, 4:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade102 min
Mar 30, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
Mar 30, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Mar 30, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades49 min
Mar 30, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry29 min
Mar 30, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
Mar 30, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade42 min
Mar 30, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry39 min
Mar 30, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
Mar 30, 5:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade18 min
Mar 30, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade44 min
Mar 30, 6:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLMiami-Dade105 min
Mar 30, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades38 min
Mar 30, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade45 min
Mar 30, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLGlades25 min
Mar 30, 6:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade2 hr
Mar 30, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL23 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.