Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 8, 1995, 7:31 AM EST for Marion County, Florida. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 1995, 7:31 AM EST (12:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 1995, 8:30 AM EST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marion County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KDAB 081232 RRA SVRDAB FLC083-081330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 731 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DAYTONA BEACH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA ...NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE WEST PART OF MARION COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARTIN. THE SEVERE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE PROJECTED PATH WILL TAKE IT NEAR THE TOWNS OF MARTIN AND CITRA. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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.
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 Mar 8, 3:00 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:00 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 300 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 COLD FRONT LOCATED NEAR BORDER OF FL PANHANDLE/ALA AT 06Z WITH DEVELOPING LOW CENTER BETWEEN PNS AND AQQ TO PULL NE TO CAROL COAST BY TONIGHT. SQUALL LINE MOVING ACROSS PANHANDLE ATTM..WITH A LINE OF TRW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT OVER BIG BEND AREA AND ERN GULF. RW/TRW OVER S FL ASSCD WITH VORT MAX MOVING N AND APPROACHING AREA 3. HGHT FALLS OF AROUND 60M/12HR PROGD OVER NRN PART OF STATE TODAY..AND AROUND 30M IN S. UPPER DIFFLUENCE OVER REGION WILL AID IN STRONG TO SEVERE TRW DEVELOPMENT..AS WILL SQUALL MOVING ACROSS AREA DURING DAYTIME HEATING. SQUALL SHOULD REACH INTERIOR ZONES LATER THIS MORN AND MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING WITH FRONT MOVING THROUGH FA OVERNITE. WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERE POTENTIAL IN ZONES AND ATO TODAY..AND PER SELS TOR WATCH WILL GROUP LAKE CO ALONE TO HEADLINE WATCH. MAY BE SOME HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS..ESPECIALLY NRN PART OF AREA..AND WILL ALSO MENTION IN ATO. WILL KEEP GOOD CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS IN FOR TONIGHT THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY IMPROVE CONDITIONS FROM N ON THURS..AS MID/UPPER TROF FINALLY CLEARS AREA IN 36-48 HOUR TIME FRAME. MODEL GUIDANCE VALUES IN DECENT AGREEMENT AND STAY CLOSE TO THEM. THANKS FOR COORD TBW. @1...LAKE @2...VOLUSIA ORANGE SEMINOLE OSCEOLA @3...BREVARD INDIAN RIVER @4...ST LUCIE MARTIN OKEECHOBEE MCO 78/58/65/49 8521 DAB 78/57/63/48 8521 MLB 80/60/65/50 8621 GLITTO FTUS80KWBC /]e
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 3:55 AM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
FLZ040-081355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 355 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 9 AM EST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 4:51 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-501-081130- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 451 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 ...AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM EST... A SQUALL LINE MOVING OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REACH THE INTERIOR OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST THIS EVENING. AS THE SQUALL LINE COMBINES WITH A WARM UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE..THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE LINE..SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE REACH THE INTERIOR OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEFORE DAYBREAK THEY MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH..AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST MID MORNING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS..LARGE HAIL..AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SEVERE STORMS TODAY. ADDITIONALLY..ANY OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES..GUSTY WINDS..AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TODAY. PERSONS SHOULD REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OCCURRENCES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. GLITTO
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 4:52 AM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-501-081130- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 451 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 ...AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM EST... A SQUALL LINE MOVING OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REACH THE INTERIOR OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST THIS EVENING. AS THE SQUALL LINE COMBINES WITH A WARM UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE..THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE LINE..SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE REACH THE INTERIOR OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEFORE DAYBREAK THEY MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH..AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST MID MORNING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS..LARGE HAIL..AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SEVERE STORMS TODAY. ADDITIONALLY..ANY OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES..GUSTY WINDS..AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD KEEP INLFORMED OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TODAY. PERSONS SHOULD REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OCCURRENCES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. GLITTO
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 6:47 AM EST, 44 minutes before
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-501-081330- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 647 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 ...AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL 100 PM EST... A RAPIDLY MOVING SQUALL LINE MOVING ONSHORE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AT DAYBREAK WILL REACH THE INTERIOR OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO LAKE COUNTY BETWEEN 800 AM AND 900 AM..MOVING ACROSS THE INTERIOR COUNTIES DURING THE MID MORNING AND REACHING THE EAST COAST COUNTIES LATE MORNING. AS THE SQUALL LINE COMBINES WITH A WARM UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE..SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. AHEAD OF THE LINE..SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE INTERIOR OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MORNING WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE EAST COAST BY MID MORNING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS..LARGE HAIL..AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SEVERE STORMS TODAY. ADDITIONALLY..ANY OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS. ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 100 PM EST. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA..AND MARINE INTERESTS..SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TODAY. PERSONS SHOULD REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OCCURRENCES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. GLITTO
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 7:30 AM EST, 1 minute before
FLZ038-040-081830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 730 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA...TO INCLUDE BOTH FLAGLER AND MARION COUNTIES TILL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 7:31 AM EST, 0 minutes before
FLZ038-040-081830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAYTONA BEACH FL 730 AM EST WED MAR 8 1995 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA...TO INCLUDE BOTH FLAGLER AND MARION COUNTIES TILL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A >LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 8:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange | 50 min |
| Mar 8, 8:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 9:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Flagler | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.