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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 22, 1994Saint Lucie County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 1994, 4:25 PM EDT for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 1994, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 1994, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Whole counties

County Saint Lucie County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KMLB 222026
TORMLB
FLC111-222115-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
425 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  515 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
 
   ...SOUTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
 
 
AT 425 PM...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNAOD ON THE GROUND JUST
WEST OF THE FL TURNPIKE AT MIDWAY ROAD (RT 712). THE STORM WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AND WILL EFFECT THE AREA FROM PORT ST LUCIE TO JENSEN
BEACH.
 
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE
GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID
WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR
GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Palm Beach	61 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.