Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1994, 7:27 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1994, 7:27 PM EDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1994, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 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 WUUS1 KPBI 232327 SVRMFL FLC099-240030- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEST PALM BEACH FL 727 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WEST PALM BEACH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTH FLORIDA ...PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 725 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 18 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AFFECTING RESIDENTS OF EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY FROM THE AIRPORT NORTHWARD TO PGA BLVD WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. ALSO...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CENTRAL LAKE OKEECHOBEE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. 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. NNNN WUUS01KCMH .
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.
NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 700 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 STORMS OVER MOSTLY E PART OF FA AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME BIG STORMS GO UP OVER CSTL COUNTIES FROM MLB SOUTH WITH IN HOUR. WILL KEEP POPS IN ZONES FROM MLB SOUTH UNTIL 11 PM. @1...LAKE ORANGE SEMINOLE OSCEOLA OKEECHOBEE VOLUSIA BREVARD @2...INDIAN RIVER ST LUCIE MARTIN MCO DAB MLB .MLB...NONE. SJH FXUS45KPDX .
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-501-232310- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 607 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET UNTIL 8 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... AT 606 PM WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 40 MILES EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH TO JUST OFF CAPE CANAVERAL. ANOTHER STRONG STORMS WAS LOCATED INLAND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE/PALM BAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WERE MOVING GENERALLY IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION AT 15 MPH WHILE THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. THE THUNDERSTORM WEST OF MELBOURNE/PALM BAY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT THE MELBOURNE/PALM BAY AREA BETWEEN 620 AND 730 PM THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER MOVES INTO YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER IN A SOLID BUILDING. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. PEOPLE AT THE BEACH SHOULD LEAVE THE BEACH IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR AT LEAST GET INTO A VEHICLE. WWUS35KFTW .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-501-232310- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 607 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET UNTIL 8 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... AT 606 PM WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 40 MILES EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH TO JUST OFF CAPE CANAVERAL. ANOTHER STRONG STORMS WAS LOCATED INLAND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE/PALM BAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WERE MOVING GENERALLY IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION AT 15 MPH WHILE THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. THE THUNDERSTORM WEST OF MELBOURNE/PALM BAY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT THE MELBOURNE/PALM BAY AREA BETWEEN 620 AND 730 PM THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER MOVES INTO YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER IN A SOLID BUILDING. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. PEOPLE AT THE BEACH SHOULD LEAVE THE BEACH IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR AT L$EAST GET INTO A VEHICLE.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:41 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
FLZ047-501-232345- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 641 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 ....SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET UNTIL 8 PM.... ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER INTRACOASTAL AND COASTAL WATERWAYS... AT 640 PM WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING STRONG STORMS OVER THE INTRACOASTAL AND COASTAL WATERWAYS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 25 MILES EAST OF OAK HILL....OVER MIMS IN BREVARD COUNTY AND FROM PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE TO PALM BAY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER MOVES INTO YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER IN A SOLID BUILDING. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN OR NEAR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN A BOAT WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING...HAVE ALL ON BOARD PUT ON PFD'S. IF POSSIBLE SEEK SHELTER IN THE CABIN. REMAIN LOW ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE VESSEL. MAKE SURE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS EPIRBS ARE READILY AVAILABLE. IF YOU CAN NOT AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A THUNDERSTORM AT SEA...TRY TO NOTIFY THE COAST GUARD OF YOUR POSITION AND SITUATION BEFORE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HIGH WINDS BEGIN IN YOUR AREA. WWUS34KHAT .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:43 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
FLZ047-501-232345- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 641 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 ....SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET UNTIL 8 PM.... ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER INTRACOASTAL AND COASTAL WATERWAYS... AT 640 PM WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING STRONG STORMS OVER THE INTRACOASTAL AND COASTAL WATERWAYS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 25 MILES EAST OF OAK HILL....OVER MIMS IN BREVARD COUNTY AND FROM PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE TO PALM BAY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER MOVES INTO YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER IN A SOLID BUILDING. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN OR NEAR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN A BOAT WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING...HAVE ALL ON BOARD PUT ON PFD'S. IF POSSIBLE SEEK SHELTER IN THE CABIN. REMAIN LOW ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE VESSEL. MAKE SURE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS EPIRBS ARE READILY AVAILABLE. IF YOU CAN NOT AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A THUNDERSTORM AT SEA...TRY TO NOTIFY THE COAST GUARD OF YOUR POSITION AND SITUATION BEFORE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HIGH WINDS BEGIN IN YOUR AREA.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:14 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
FLZ047-054-059-064-501-240010- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 714 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 ....SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN BEACH... AT 708 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND BREVARD COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A BROKEN LINE FROM 50 MILES EAST OF EDGEWATER TO 10 MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL TO TITUSVILLE. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE 2 MILES EAST OF COCOA BEACH TO 10 MILES EAST OF MELBOURNE BEACH. THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN OR NEAR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING...HAVE ALL ON BOARD PUT ON PFD'S. IF POSSIBLE SEEK SHELTER IN THE CABIN. REMAIN LOW ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE VESSEL. MAKE SURE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS EPIRBS ARE READILY AVAILABLE. IF YOU CAN NOT AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A THUNDERSTORM AT SEA...TRY TO NOTIFY THE COAST GUARD OF YOUR POSITION AND SITUATION BEFORE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HIGH WINDS BEGIN IN YOUR AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING NEAR CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. YOUR BEST PROTECTION IS IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN DOORS AND WINDOWS. STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO A NEARBY UTILITY POLE COULD BRING THE DEADLY CURRENT INSIDE YOUR HOME. IN ADDITION IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG ALONG THE COAST FROM SEBASTIAN TO STUART DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. WWUS34KAUS .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:14 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
FLZ047-054-059-064-501-240010- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 714 PM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 ....SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SEBASTIAN BEACH... AT 708 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND BREVARD COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A BROKEN LINE FROM 50 MILES EAST OF EDGEWATER TO 10 MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL TO TITUSVILLE. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE 2 MILES EAST OF COCOA BEACH TO 10 MILES EAST OF MELBOURNE BEACH. THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN OR NEAR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING...HAVE ALL ON BOARD PUT ON PFD'S. IF POSSIBLE SEEK SHELTER IN THE CABIN. REMAIN LOW ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE VESSEL. MAKE SURE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS EPIRBS ARE READILY AVAILABLE. IF YOU CAN NOT AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A THUNDERSTORM AT SEA...TRY TO NOTIFY THE COAST GUARD OF YOUR POSITION AND SITUATION BEFORE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HIGH WINDS BEGIN IN YOUR AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING NEAR CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. YOUR BEST PROTECTION IS IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN DOORS AND WINDOWS. STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO A NEARBY UTILITY POLE COULD BRING THE DEADLY CURRENT INSIDE YOUR HOME. IN ADDITION IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG ALONG THE COAST FROM SEBASTIAN TO STUART DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. WWUS34KAUS .
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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.