Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 1993, 4:37 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 68 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 1993, 4:37 AM EDT (08:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 1993, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Martin County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 5:15 AM EDT | Tornado F0 | Stuart, FL | A small tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Indian Street in Stuart damaging the roof of a U-Haul rental building, moving a U-Haul trailer 200 yards, and blew around signs and garbage cans. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 4:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Palm Beach | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 4:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 5:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 40 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.