Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Aug 23, 1995, 9:16 PM EDT (01:16 UTC)

Expired

Aug 23, 1995, 10:15 PM EDT

In force

59 min

Issued by

NWS Melbourne, FL

Area

Whole counties

County Indian River County, FL

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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TTAA00 KMLB 240120 RRA
SVRMLB
FLC061-240215-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
916 PM EDT WED AUG 23 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
 
   ...INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
 
 
AT 915 PM...DOPPLER RADAR AT MELBOURNE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
JUST OFFSHORE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY NEAR VERO BEACH. THE STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES ONSHORE
BETWEEN 920 AND 940 PM. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH
LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 58
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A STRONG BUILDING. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 23, 8:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
801 PM EDT WED AUG 23 1995

CENTER OF JERRY APPEARS TO BE OVER OKEECHOBEE/WRN INDIAN RIVER
COUNTIES IN SO CENTRAL FL ATTM WITH COVERAGE OF RAIN INCREASING
ACROSS FA DURING PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. AS JERRY MOVES THROUGH C FL
AND TOWARD GULF INTO THURS RAIN BANDS OF CONVECTION WITH SYSTEM MAY
DROP HEAVY RAIN IN PARTS OF FA INCLUDING THE INTERIOR COUNTIES AND
WILL INCLUDE ALL FA COUNTIES IN FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURS.
REST OF FORECAST STILL ON TRACK AND OTHER THAN A COUPLE ADJUSTMENTS
TO INCORPORATE FLOOD WATCH INTO FORECAST NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
PLANNED. THANKS FOR COORD TBW AND MIA.

@1 VOLUSIA
@2 BREVARD INDIAN RIVER ST LJUCIE MARTIN
@3 LAKE SEMINOLE ORANGE OSCEOLA

GLITTO

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