Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 4, 1987, 1:30 PM EST for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 1987, 1:30 PM EST (18:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 1987, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Saint Lucie 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
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 8:45 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 845 AM EST SUN JAN 4 1987 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1 IS IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM 9 AM EST UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS SUNDAY MORNING. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PRESERVE LIFE AND PROPERT
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 9:40 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 940 AM EST SUN JAN 4 1987 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1 IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 3PM EST. THIS WATCH INCLUDES BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES AND THEIR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. WIDESPREAD RAIN A A FEW HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE COVERING MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA NORTH OF A LINE VERO BEACH TO FORT MYERS AND EXTENDED INTO THE ATLANTIC TO 75 MILES OFFSHORE. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PRESERVE LIFE AND PROPERT
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 10:40 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 1040 AM EST SUN JAN 4 1987 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1 IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 3PM EST. THIS WATCH INCLUDES BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES AND THEIR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. WIDESPREAD RAIN A A FEW HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE COVERING MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA NORTH OF A LINE VERO BEACH TO FORT MYERS$ AND EXTENDED INTO THE ATLANTIC TO MORE THAN 100 MILES EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH THE AREA WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 11:40 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 1140 AM EST SUN JAN 4 1987 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1 IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 3PM EST. THIS WATCH INCLUDES BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES AND THEIR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND A FEW HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND EXTENDED INTO THE ATLANTIC 100 MILESV EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH. THE AREA WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 12:40 PM EST, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 1240 PM EST SUN JAN 4 1987 A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES AND THEIR ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 3PM EST. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND A FEW HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND EXTENDED INTO THE ATLANTIC MORE THAN 100 MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH AND DAYTONA BEACH TO 50 MILES OFFSHORE VERO BEACH. THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST 30 MPH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Palm Beach | 60 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.