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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2005, 6:55 AM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2005, 6:55 AM EDT (10:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2005, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 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), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 7:35 AM EDT | TORNADO | Floridana Beach, FL | TORNADO REPORTED TO HAVE FLATTENED A HOME ON HIGHWAY A1A IN FLORIDANA BEACH. HIGHWAY A1A BLOCKED BY DEBRIS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 9:25 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 14 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 2790 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 8.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KMLB 241055 TORMLB FLC009-241200- /O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0033.051024T1055Z-051024T1200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 655 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PALM BAY...MALABAR...GRANT...BAREFOOT BAY * UNTIL 800 AM EDT * AT 649 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SIGNIFICANT ROTATION 16 MILES EAST OF MICCO...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MICCO BY 705 AM EDT GRANT AND 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAREFOOT BAY BY 710 AM EDT MALABAR BY 715 AM EDT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALM BAY BY 720 AM 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. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE. WATCH FOR THE POPPING OF ELECTRIC LINES AND TRANSFORMERS OR LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF LOUD RUMBLING AS THAT OF AN APPROACHING FREIGHT TRAIN. TORNADOES ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS WHICH ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING. THE TORNADO WILL LIKELY BE WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. BE SMART AND REACT NOW LAT...LON 2767 8037 2781 8014 2815 8037 2797 8069 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KMLB 241111 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 709 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLC009-241200- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-051024T1200Z/ BREVARD FL- 709 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 706 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORIDANA BEACH... OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. THIS A DANGEROUS TORNADO. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE NOW THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BAREFOOT BAY 715 AM EDT GRANT 715 AM EDT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALM BAY BY 720 AM EDT WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2767 8037 2781 8014 2815 8037 2797 8069 $$ MRV
000 WWUS52 KMLB 241130 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 724 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLC009-241200- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-051024T1200Z/ BREVARD FL- 724 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 722 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MALABAR...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER NOW. ANOTHER TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH TOWARD SEBASTIAN INLET. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MALABAR NOW WEST MELBOURNE AT 740 AM 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2767 8037 2781 8014 2815 8037 2797 8069 $$ MRV
000 WWUS52 KMLB 241144 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 742 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLC009-241200- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-051024T1200Z/ BREVARD FL- 742 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 738 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 2 MILES SOUTH OF US 192 AND INTERSTATE 95...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WEST MELBOURNE NOW. CAMP HOLLY FISH CAMP 750 AM. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2767 8037 2781 8014 2815 8037 2797 8069 $$ MRV
000 WWUS52 KMLB 241150 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 749 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLC009-241200- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-051024T1200Z/ BREVARD FL- 749 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 744 AM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR JOHN RODES AND AND US 192. THIS TORNADO WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR CAMP HOLLY FISH CAMP...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CAMP HOLLY FISH CAMP NOW. 8 MILES WEST OF WEST MELBOURNE 755 AM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2767 8037 2781 8014 2815 8037 2797 8069 $$ MRV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 48 min |
| Oct 23, 8:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 48 min |
| Oct 23, 9:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 49 min |
| Oct 23, 10:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake | 56 min |
| Oct 23, 11:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake | 63 min |
| Oct 24, 1:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange | 49 min |
| Oct 24, 2:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 45 min |
| Oct 24, 3:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 40 min |
| Oct 24, 4:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 34 min |
| Oct 24, 5:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 42 min |
| Oct 24, 6:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 44 min |
| Oct 24, 7:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 50 min |
| Oct 24, 7:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 10:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola | 4 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.