The National Weather Service in Miami, FL has issued what might just be the final tornado warning of 2009 at 10:27 EST Friday, December 18th.
Tornado Warning near Homestead, Florida
The winter tornado event is not extremely uncommon in southern Florida, however it is expected that El Nino is playing a role with this specific event. Latest ENSO discussions have forecast a moderately strong El Nino event this winter, comparable to the winter of 1998. That year, the following spring brought several tornado outbreak events into the southern and central plains, such as the May 3rd, 1999 event in central Oklahoma.
If this is any indication of similarity between the 1998 and 2009 El Nino events, then we may just see a strong tornado season in the plains in the near future. Other similarities between the two events are the below normal temps through much of the Midwest with several winter storms having already occurred in the past month.
WFUS52 KMFL 181527 TORMFL FLC086-181630- /O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0010.091218T1527Z-091218T1630Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1027 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY... * UNTIL 1130 AM EST * AT 1027 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOMESTEAD BAYFRONT PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY... HOMESTEAD BAYFRONT PARK... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 2535 8024 2536 8026 2539 8026 2539 8029 2524 8042 2524 8044 2531 8053 2554 8036 2552 8032 2548 8033 2539 8031 2539 8028 2540 8025 2539 8023 2546 8020 2545 8019 TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 218DEG 12KT 2532 8039 $$ 70/DD 283Tags: tornado florida
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