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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 28, 1986Martin County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 1986, 2:35 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 28, 1986, 2:35 PM EDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 1986, 3:35 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Whole counties

County Martin County, FL

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KPBI 281833
TORPBI
FLC085-281935-           

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEST PALM BEACH FL
235 PM EDT THU AUG 28 1986

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE
UNTIL 335 PM EDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF           
             
SOUTH FLORIDA...MARTIN

AT 225 PM EDT MARTIN COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN NEAR HOBE SOUND.

THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 10 MMPH

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBSaint Lucie55 min

Nearby

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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.