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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 7, 2005Brevard County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2005, 6:43 PM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 40 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: Apr 7, 2005, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2005, 7:23 PM EDT
In force: 40 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), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 7, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1011 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 237 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 309 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KMLB 072243
TORMLB
FLC009-072315-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0012.050407T2243Z-050407T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
643 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TITUSVILLE...MIMS...HAULOVER CANAL

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SIGNIFICANT ROTATION NEAR TITUSVILLE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  MIMS BY 650 PM EDT
  MERRITT ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE BY 655 PM EDT
  HAULOVER CANAL BY 700 PM EDT
  KLONDIKE BEACH BY 705 PM EDT

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. ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE IF THE
TORNADO IS NEARBY.

THE TORNADO WILL LIKELY BE WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN MAKING IT DIFFICULT
TO SEE. BE SMART AND REACT NOW

LAT...LON 2861 8105 2847 8092 2874 8045 2892 8060

$$

JP

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS52 KMLB 072252
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
652 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

FLC009-072315-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050407T2315Z/
BREVARD FL-
652 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN BREVARD
COUNTY...

AT 650 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TITUSVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MERRITT ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAULOVER
  CANAL BY 655 PM EDT
  PLAYALINDA BEACH AND KLONDIKE BEACH BY 700 PM EDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 2854 8103 2840 8090 2867 8043 2885 8058

$$

JP

000 
WWUS52 KMLB 072311
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
711 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

FLC009-072315-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050407T2315Z/
BREVARD FL-
711 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
BREVARD COUNTY...

AT 710 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PLAYALINDA BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PLAYALINDA BEACH BY 712 PM EDT

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 2858 8094 2844 8081 2863 8058 2879 8062

$$

JP

000 
WWUS52 KMLB 072323
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
722 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

FLC009-072332-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050407T2315Z/
BREVARD FL-
722 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY EXPIRED AT 715
PM EDT...

AT 722 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND RADAR INDICATED TORNADO HAD EXITED THE 
WARNED AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND SEAS WITH THE 
POSSIBILITY OF A WATER SPOUT AS IT EXITS INTO THE NEAR SHORE 
ATLANTIC WATERS EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL. 

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

LAT...LON 2858 8094 2844 8081 2863 8058 2879 8062

$$

JP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Volusia	57 min
Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Apr 7, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Volusia	62 min
Apr 7, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake	62 min
Apr 7, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange	51 min
Apr 7, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Volusia	43 min
Apr 7, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Apr 7, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard	40 min
Apr 7, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard	67 min

Nearby

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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.