Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2004
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 5, 2004, 4:16 PM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2004, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2004, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Brevard County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 490 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KMLB 052016 TORMLB FLC009-052045- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 415 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA * UNTIL 445 PM EDT * AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES EAST OF TITUSVILLE AIRPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE... NEAR KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AT 420 PM EDT NEAR PORT CANAVERAL...CAPE CANAVERAL AT 445 PM EDT THIS STORM SHOWED SIGNS OF ROTATION AND COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. DONT GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF NECESSARY...GET UNDER A WOR ****ERROR: INCOMPLETE DATA ON 08/09/04 TUE 08/10/04 WED 08/11/04 THU 08/12/04 UTC 6HRLY 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 CDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 MAX/MIN 76 51 73 52 72 51 74 57 78 TEMP 62 74 59 53 66 71 59 54 66 69 58 53 67 73 62 58 73 78 DEWPT 55 56 53 49 52 53 51 48 48 49 48 48 51 54 54 51 50 50 PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW N W WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ GN LT AVG CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 20 30 30 10 10 10 10 5 5 RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C $$ NDZ001-061114- WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND 48.17N 103.59W 314 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2004 DATE FRI 08/06/04 SAT 08/07/04 SUN UTC 3HRLY 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 CDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 MIN/MAX 60 87 59 83 52 TEMP 79 73 67 64 62 68 79 84 85 76 68 64 61 66 76 81 81 69 61 55 52 DEWPT 56 56 54 53 52 53 56 55 54 52 51 50 50 50 51 50 49 49 50 49 46 RH 45 55 63 67 70 59 45 37 35 43 54 60 67 56 42 34 33 49 67 80 80 WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S W SW SE SE SE NE NW NW NW W W W W W NW WIND SPD 19 17 13 10 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 9 13 14 14 16 17 18 17 14 11 WIND GUST 27 CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 40 10 20 40 30 QPF 12HR 0.11 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.04 SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00 RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S C C C C C C TSTMS C C C C S S S S C C C C C C C DATE 08/08/04 MON 08/09/04 TUE 08/10/04 WED 08/11/04 THU 08/12/04 UTC 6HRLY 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 CDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 MAX/MIN 72 47 72 51 75 51 79 52 81 TEMP 58 70 55 49 65 71 58 53 68 72 59 53 71 77 61 54 75 81 DEWPT 47 47 46 45 48 50 50 48 47 47 47 48 50 51 51 48 46 44 PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NE E SE NE WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN LT AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 30 20 20 0 0 5 10 5 5 RAIN SHWRS C C $$ NDZ021-061114- GARRISON-MCLEAN ND 47.62N 101.39W 314 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2004 DATE FRI 08/06/04 SAT 08/07/04 SUN UTC 3HRLY 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 CDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 MIN/MAX 62 83 62 84 53 TEMP 76 71 67 65 63 68 77 81 81 74 69 66 64 69 77 82 81 70 62 56 53 DEWPT 53 53 54 55 56 57 59 59 58 55 53 52 53 54 56 56 54 55 56 55 53 RH 45 53 63 70 78 68 54 47 46 51 57 61 67 59 48 41 39 59 81 96100 WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW N N NE E S SW W W W W W WIND SPD 18 17 16 12 9 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 5 10 13 16 17 16 14 WIND GUST 28 28 CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 40 30 10 30 30 QPF 12HR 0.03 0.12 0.01 0.11 0.05 SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00 RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C TSTMS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C HEAT INDEX 81 81 82 81 MAX HEAT 81 80 82 DATE 08/08/04 MON 08/09/04 TUE 08/10/04 WED 08/11/04 THU 08/12/04 UTC 6HRLY 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 CDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 MAX/MIN 69 46 73 53 74 51 75 55 77 TEMP 57 67 53 48 65 72 59 55 67 71 58 53 68 73 61 57 72 77 DEWPT 52 49 46 44 51 52 50 47 47 49 49 49 50 52 52 50 48 47 PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N E S WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN LT LT AVG CLOUDS SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 30 20 20 5 5 10 10 5 5 RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S $$ NDZ043-061114- BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND 46.18N 103.40W 314 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2004 DATE FRI 08/06/04 SAT 08/07/04 SUN UTC 3HRLY 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 CDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 MIN/MAX 63 89 62 86 56 TEMP 79 73 68 66 64 71 81 86 87 78 71 67 64 69 79 83 83 73 65 59 56 DEWPT 56 56 55 54 54 55 58 57 56 54 53 52 51 51 52 51 50 50 50 50 49 RH 45 55 63 65 70 57 46 37 35 43 53 59 63 53 39 33 32 44 58 72 77 WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S NW N N NE E NE NW W W W W NW NW W W WIND SPD 25 21 17 12 10 9 10 9 6 5 5 6 8 10 13 14 14 14 14 16 18 WIND GUST 32 CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 20 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.10 0.04 SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00 RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S S S C C C C C S TSTMS C C C S S S S S S C C C C C C C HEAT INDEX 81 MAX HEAT 81 86 84 82 DATE 08/08/04 MON 08/09/04 TUE 08/10/04 WED 08/11/04 THU 08/12/04 UTC 6HRLY 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 CDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 MAX/MIN 73 49 77 53 78 53 78 52 82 TEMP 60 71 57 51 68 75 61 55 71 75 61 55 70 76 60 54 75 82 DEWPT 47 45 44 44 52 51 51 51 49 48 48 48 47 46 49 54 47 41 PWIND DIR W NW NW NW N N N E SE WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT LT GN LT AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 20 20 20 0 0 5 10 5 5 RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S $$ NDZ045-061114- SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND 46.04N 100.92W 314 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2004 DATE FRI 08/06/04 SAT 08/07/04 SUN UTC 3HRLY 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 CDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 MIN/MAX 60 86 62 88 57 TEMP 80 73 67 64 62 68 78 83 84 77 69 66 64 70 80 85 85 74 66 60 57 DEWPT 55 55 55 56 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 56 56 56 55 54 54 55 55 55 RH 42 53 65 75 87 73 52 44 43 54 70 75 75 61 44 36 35 50 68 84 93 WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S W W NW NW W WIND SPD 19 18 17 16 16 13 9 5 3 3 4 3 2 4 10 14 18 21 21 20 17 CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 30 20 10 30 30 QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0.11 0.04 SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00 RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S C C C C S TSTMS C C C S S S C C C C C C HEAT INDEX 80 83 84 80 MAX HEAT 81 80 85 84 81 85 81 DATE 08/08/04 MON 08/09/04 TUE 08/10/04 WED 08/11/04 THU 08/12/04 UTC 6HRLY 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 CDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 MAX/MIN 74 53 77 55 74 52 76 55 83 TEMP 61 72 60 55 70 75 62 57 69 72 59 53 69 75 62 56 76 83 DEWPT 53 49 48 49 55 56 56 54 52 51 50 50 50 50 49 46 46 46 PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N NE WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN LT AVG CLOUDS SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 5, 3:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 119 min | |
| Aug 5, 4:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.