Tornado Warning 11, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Mar 25, 2005, 1:30 PM EST (18:30 UTC)

Expired

Mar 25, 2005, 2:17 PM EST

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Melbourne, FL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Volusia County, FL

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000 
WFUS52 KMLB 251830
TORMLB
FLC127-251915-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0011.050325T1830Z-050325T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
130 PM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ORMOND BEACH

* UNTIL 215 PM EST

* AT 120 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SIGNIFICANT ROTATION 15 MILES WEST OF
  ORMOND BY THE SEA...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF PIERSON...MOVING
  EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  ORMOND BY THE SEA BY 150 PM EST
  ORMOND BEACH BY 155 PM EST

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. PEOPLE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD ACT NOW IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE TORNADO TO DEVELOP BEFORE ACTING...YOU MAY NOT
SEE OR HEAR ITS APPROACH. DO NOT GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO
SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

IT IS VERY RISKY TO REMAIN IN A MOBILE HOME DURING A TORNADO. MOBILE
HOMES OFFER LITTLE PROTECTION AGAINST TORNADO WINDS EVEN IF THEY ARE
TIED DOWN. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO AND ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME...ABANDON IT FOR SAFE SHELTER. QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEAREST
STURDY BUILDING AND GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. PUT
AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE TORNADO AS POSSIBLE. IF NO SAFE
SHELTER IS CLOSE BY...GET INTO AN UNFLOODED DITCH OR LOW SPOT WHILE
PROTECTING YOUR HEAD FROM FLYING DEBRIS. LIE FLAT AND REMAIN LOW TO
THE GROUND.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU SEE A TORNADO IN THE DISTANCE IN FRONT OF
YOU...SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
DETERMINE IF THE TORNADO IS APPROACHING AND BE PREPARED TO ACT. IF A
TORNADO IS IN THE DISTANCE BEHIND YOU...KEEP DRIVING AWAY FROM THE
TORNADO AS LONG AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH AREA ROADS. IMPORTANTLY...IF
THE TORNADO IS NEARBY...IN ANY DIRECTION...ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE. DO
NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A NEARBY TORNADO.

AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE CLOSEST STURDY BUILDING
OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION FROM TORNADOES. MOBILE HOMES OFFER LITTLE
PROTECTION. IF A STURDY BUILDING IS NOT AVAILABLE...GET INTO AN
UNFLOODED DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS AND
ARMS.

LAT...LON 2948 8133 2930 8137 2920 8091 2943 8086

$$

KELLY

000 
WWUS52 KMLB 251851
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
148 PM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

FLC127-251915-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-050325T1915Z/
VOLUSIA FL-
148 PM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
VOLUSIA COUNTY...

AT 140 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TOMOKA ESTATES...
APPROACHING ORMOND BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TOMOKA ESTATES AND TOMOKA STATE PARK BY 140 PM EST   
  ORMOND BEACH...HOLLY HILL BY 145 PM EST  
  DAYTONA BEACH BY 150 PM EST
  DAYTONA BEACH SHORES BY 155 PM EST

OTHER SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE COUNTY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY NEAR 
APOLLO BEACH.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 2948 8133 2930 8137 2913 8091 2943 8086

$$

KELLY

000 
WWUS52 KMLB 251917
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
215 PM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

FLC127-251925-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-050325T1915Z/
VOLUSIA FL-
215 PM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY EXPIRED AT
215 PM EST...

AT 215 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RADAR INDICATED TORNADO HAD EXITED THE 
WARNED AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 
HOWEVER...NUMEROUS STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY WHICH WILL BE 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM FOR ALL OF VOLUSIA 
COUNTY.

DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OUT OF THE NORTHWEST OF 
63 MPH AT 153 PM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 2948 8133 2930 8137 2913 8091 2943 8086

$$

KELLY

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