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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2005, 2:45 PM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 50 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
- Jun 3, 2005, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2005, 3:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 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), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KMLB 031846 SVRMLB FLC009-031945- /O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0062.050603T1845Z-050603T1945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 245 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA * UNTIL 345 PM EDT * AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MICCO... MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GRANT BY 255 PM EDT PALM BAY BY 315 PM EDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR AND OR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOU...SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 2782 8065 2784 8042 2832 8051 2830 8077 $$ PB
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KMLB 031914 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 313 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 FLC009-031945- /O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-050603T1945Z/ BREVARD FL- 313 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MALABAR...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SPESSARD HOLLAND PARK AND MELBOURNE BEACH BY 320 PM EDT INDIALANTIC AND MELBOURNE BY 320 PM EDT INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH...SATELLITE BEACH BY 340 PM EDT PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE AND 6 MILES EAST OF PALM SHORES BY 345 PM EDT THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 2782 8065 2784 8042 2832 8051 2830 8077 $$ 15
000 WWUS52 KMLB 031935 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 334 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 FLC009-031943- /O.CAN.KMLB.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-050603T1945Z/ BREVARD FL- 334 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 334 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. AS A RESULT...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AT 30 MPH TOWARD ROCKLEDGE... COCOA BEACH AND CAPE CANAVERAL. EXPECT LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH 4 PM IN THESE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 2782 8065 2784 8042 2832 8051 2830 8077 $$ MRV
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 3, 2:30 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 2:30 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 230 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND FAR SOUTHERN AREAS HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF STORMS IN THESE AREAS AS THE LATEST AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS PUSHES ONTO THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST AROUND NAPLES. TONIGHT...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER THE EASTERN GULF HAS BEGUN TO ENLONGATE AND WEAKEN AS THE REST OF THE TROF OVER THE SOUTHEAST BEGINS TO LIFT OUT AND LEAVE IT BEHIND. THE GFS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE VORT MAX OVER YUCATAN STRAITS/WESTERN CUBA THIS EVENING...AND LIFT IT OUT INTO THE GULF BY EARLY MORNING. THE GFS APPEARS A BIT TO AGGRESSIVE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM...HOWEVER THE TROF CURRENTLY IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO EHNAHCE OUR PRECIP CHANCES OVERNIGHT AS CONTINUING UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINGS MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. SATURDAY...ANOTHER WET DAY IN STORE DUE TO CONTINUAL USHERING NORTHWARD OF DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE CARIB REGION. S-SSW COMPONENT FLOW IN PLACE ALSO REMAINS MOST FAVORABLE FOR WET SEASON CONVECTION. PERSISTENT COMPLEX OF STORMS NEAR THE ISLE OF PINES HAS BEEN ASCD WITH UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GULF. A SFC TROUGH HAS LIKELY DEVELOPED IN THE AREA NEAR THE YUCATAN CHNL AND EXPECT LARGE AREA OF CLOUDS AND PCPN TO PERSIST WELL INTO SAT. GFS REMAINS TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH INTENSITY AND SPEED OF SFC LOW DEVELOPMENT ASCD WITH SYSTEM. AND NAM DEPICTION W/DAMPENED TROUGH @ SFC APPEARS MORE REALISTIC OVER AREA. HAVE RAISED POPS INTO LIKELY CATEGORY AREA WIDE ONCE MORE AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WL CREATE PROBLEMS WITH STANDING WATER IN TRADITIONALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SUNDAY-WED...THE WET SEASON WELL UNDERWAY AS GUID KEEPS ATLANTIC RIDGE OVER THE PENINSULA SUN. THE RIDGE AXIS LOOKS TO REMAIN OVER THE PENINSULA THROUGH MIDWEEK. OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE SEASONAL WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CONVECTIVE INHIBITION AND PWATS REMAINING AROUND 1.5-1.8 FAVORS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH DAY. SW-W FLOW ALOFT WL STEER ACTIVITY TOWARD THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PENINSULA INTO THE EVENING AND WL KEEP LINGERING POPS INTO THE NIGHT TIME PERIOD. EXTENDED...EXTENDED GUID SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION OF ATLC RIDGE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. EXPECT SCT POPS EACH DAYTIME PERIOD WITH ISOLD/SCT EVENING ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND AREAS. && .MARINE...SE/SLY FLOW AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS. A WET PERIOD FOR THE MARINE AREA WITH SCT/NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS PARALLELING THE COAST OR MOVING OFFSHORE THIS WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...NMRS MVFR SHRA AND VISBYS AROUND 5SM WITH CIGS FL040-FL060 AND SCT TSRAS WITH CIGS FL025 THROUGH 22Z. SHRA/TSRA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEST FROM THE SWRN PENINSULA. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS AFT 22Z WITH CIGS FL100 WITH WDLY SCT MVFR SHRA CIGS FL030. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 72 88 73 87 / 50 70 40 50 MCO 73 88 72 90 / 50 70 40 50 MLB 72 87 74 88 / 50 60 30 40 VRB 72 87 74 88 / 50 60 30 40 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BLOTTMAN/MOSES LONG TERM....PENDERGRAST
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 12:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1200 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 032100- COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER- INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE- ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE- 1200 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE. A DEEP MOIST INFLOW FROM THE SOUTH WILL ALLOW ADDITIONAL STORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER WILL REDUCE HEATING AND THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK. HOWEVER...LIGHTNING STORMS THAT DEVELOP STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS A RESULT OF THE SHEAR IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. ...FLOOD IMPACT... ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL ALLOW STORMS TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL ACROSS AREAS THAT ALREADY HAVE SATURATED GROUND. THIS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...POORLY DRAINING AREAS AND CAUSE RETENTION PONDS TO OVERFLOW. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE MAINLAND AND INTO THE NEAR SHORE WATERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACKING NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY PRODUCE STORMS BEFORE CROSSING THE SOUTHEAST. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS REMAINING IN PROXIMITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK PERIOD WILL YIELD FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DAILY SEA BREEZE FORMATION. EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR EACH AFTERNOON. AND AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. PB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:50 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 150 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 FLZ054-059-031830- INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE- 150 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER EASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL ST. LUCIE COUNTY... AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LUCIE AIRPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG I 95 AND AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM WEST OF FORT PIERCE TO PARADISE PARK AND VERO LAKE ESTATES. IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES FURTHER A WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. PB
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:32 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 232 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 FLZ047-054-031915- INDIAN RIVER-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 232 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ENTERING SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY. AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR SEBASTIAN...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE GRANT...MELBOURNE...INDIAN HARBOR BEACH AND VIERA... IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. PB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 118 min | |
| Jun 3, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 3, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 57 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.