MIATORMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 022302
FLC087-030005-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI FL HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 705 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

   ...MONROE MIDDLE KEYS
   ...MONROE LOWER KEYS

AT 559 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO
15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOOT KEY. THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM WAS
MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS UNDER
STURDY FURNITURE IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE
PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD. AVOID WINDOWS. A MOBILE HOME IS NOT A
SAFE REFUGE FROM A TORNADO. MOVE TO A MORE SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. DO
NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN YOUR VEHICLE.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STURDY
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SAFETY IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

 

MIASVSMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 022322
FLZ076-077-030005-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
620 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

...FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
KEYS UNTIL 705 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG RADAR
INDICATIONS OF A TORNADO IS MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE MIDDLE
AND UPPER KEYS. THE THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE KEYS FROM BOOT KEY TO MARATHON TO LONG KEY DURING
THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. RESIDENTS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS SHOULD
TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

IF YOU ARE CUAGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SAFETY IN A NEARBY STURDY
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK REFUGE IN A CULVERT...
DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. BEWARE
THE THREAT OF RISING WATER.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED
AROUND BY TORANDIC WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SAFETY IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. BE
MINDFUL OF RISING WATERS.

 

MIATORMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 030025
AMZ631-652>654-672>675-FLC087-030125-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
723 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI FL HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 825 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

   ...MONROE UPPER KEYS INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
   ...MONROE MIDDLE KEYS INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
   ...MONROE LOWER KEYS INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

AT 720 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO POSSIBLE TORNADOES... ONE
JUST SOUTHEAST OF CRAIG KEY AND ANOTHER 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAHIA
HONDA. THESE WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM
SOUTH OF THE KEYS ACROSS FLORIDA BAY AND INTO MAINLAND MONROE AND
DADE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 TO
45 MPH.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STURDY
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SAFETY IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

 

MIATORMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 030036
AMZ630-651-671-FLC025-030135-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
734 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI FL HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 835 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

   ...DADE COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
AT 734 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 15 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KENDALL OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ARE...

KENDALL	BY ABOUT 745 PM EST
OLYMPIA HEIGHTS	BY ABOUT 750 PM EST
CORAL GABLES	BY ABOUT 755 PM EST
WESTCHESTER	BY ABOUT 755 PM EST

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS UNDER
STURDY FURNITURE IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE
PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD. AVOID WINDOWS. A MOBILE HOME IS NOT A
SAFE REFUGE FROM A TORNADO. MOVE TO A MORE SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. DO
NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN YOUR VEHICLE.

MIATORMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 030130
AMZ630-651-671-FLC011-025-030230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
829 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI FL HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA

   ...EASTERN BROWARD COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
   ...EASTERN DADE COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

AT 825 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES. RADAR INDICATES A
TORNADO NEAR OPA-LOCKA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN HOLLYWOOD...DANIA...AND FORT LAUDERDALE SHOULD
TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM.

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS JUST REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 104 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS UNDER
STURDY FURNITURE IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE
PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD. AVOID WINDOWS. A MOBILE HOME IS NOT A
SAFE REFUGE FROM A TORNADO. MOVE TO A MORE SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. DO
NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN YOUR VEHICLE.

 

MIASVSMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 030143
FLZ072-074-030225-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
841 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM...

RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE THE STRONG POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO
IN SOUTHERN BROWARD COUNTY. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
TO 30 MPH. AREAS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE PLANTATION...OAKLAND
PARK...COCONUT CREEK...AND POMPANO BEACH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU ARE CUAGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SAFETY IN A NEARBY STURDY
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK REFUGE IN A CULVERT...
DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. BEWARE
THE THREAT OF RISING WATER.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED
AROUND BY TORANDIC WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SAFETY IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. BE
MINDFUL OF RISING WATERS.

 

MIASPSMIA
TTAA00 KMIA 030301
FLZ067-068-071>074-076>078-030500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
959 PM EST MON FEB 2 1998

THE FOLLOWING IS A VERY EARLY LIST OF SOME OF THE SEVERE WEATHER
AFTERMATH IN PALM BEACH... BROWARD... DADE... AND THE FLORIDA KEYS.

INFORMATION IS VERY SKETCHY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY ALTHOUGH IT WAS
MAINLY THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PART NEAR BOCA RATON THAT WAS AFFECTED
BY SEVERE WEATHER.

FOR BROWARD COUNTY... THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS POWER OUT IN MUCH
OF THE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE... TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND
PLANES OVERTURNED AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT.

FOR DADE COUNTY... METRO DADE POLICE ARE CHECKING ON DAMAGE IN MANY
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. WE HAVE NO SPECIFIC REPORTS BUT DAMAGE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES ARE WIDESPREAD.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AS AS
MANY AS THREE SEPARATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES MOVED
THROUGH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. POWER IS REPORTED OUT FROM MILE
MARKER 80 IN ISLAMORADA THROUGH KEY WEST.