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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 4, 1992Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 1992, 5:14 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 46 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 1992, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 1992, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Whole counties

County Palm Beach County, FL

The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KPBI 042128 COR
SVRPBI
FLC099-042200-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEST PALM BEACH FL
514 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WEST PALM BEACH HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA

   ...EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY


AT 5:10 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
9 MILES WEST OF PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS STORM WAS
DRIFTING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION SEEK AN IMMEDIATE
SHELTER AT ONCE


SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55\ MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING.  PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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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, Aug 4, 11:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
FLZ009-041715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL
1115 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 1992

...THIS STATEMENT IS FOR MARION COUNTY...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO THE WEST PART OF MARION
COUNTY AND WERE BETWEEN DUNNELLON AND OCALA.

THESE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND THEY PUSH
EASTWARD THROUGH THE COUNTY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.

THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS.  MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DURING THE
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WATCH FOR PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
FLZ012-042015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL
220 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 1992

...THIS STATEMENT CONCERNS VOLUSIA COUNTY...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE SEA BREEZE LINE
JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST AROUND THE DAYTONA BEACH AREA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THIS AFTERNOON AS
THEY MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
THIS AFTERNOON AS| THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON THE ROADWAYS.
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
FLZ012-042000-
SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL
300 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 1992

...THIS STATEMENT CONCERNS VOLUSIA COUNTY...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IN
THE DAYTONA BEACH AREA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THIS AFTERNOON AS
THEY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA AND OUT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

WIND GUSTS TO 31 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN THESE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH OVER THREE-
QUARTERS /.82/ OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR.

THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS.  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON THE ROADWAYS.  SOME FLODDING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

BOATERS ON THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND ON THE COASTAL WATERS OFFSHORE
DAYTONA BEACH SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS AS
THEY MOVE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
FLZ017-011-016-042045-

SPECIAL EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
340 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 1992

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FORM ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON HEAT...

AT 335 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM VERO BEACH TO YEEHAW JUNCTION...ALONG I-4 THROUGH
ORANGE COUNTY...AND NEAR DAYTONA BEACH.

SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.

ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM GAINESVILLE AND ST
AUGUSTINE...TO LAKE GEORGE AND DELAND...TO WINTER GARDEN AND
SANFORD...TO LAKE KISSIMMEE.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING EAST AT 5 TO
10 MPH.

THROUGH 5PM EDT...SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
PASSING THROUGH THE ORLANDO METRO AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
EXTRA CAUTION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONG OVER PARTS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY...NEAR KISSIMMEE...AND AROUND LONGWOOD AND OVIEDO.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...MOVE FOR SAFE SHELTER. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...DO NOT STAND UNDER A TALL ISOLATED TREE. MARINE INTERESTS
SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FROM CAPE CANAVERAL NORTH TO ST AUGUSTINE...AND
FROM SEBASTIAN INLET RSOUTH.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOrange43 min
Aug 4, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard44 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.