Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 12, 2008, 4:37 PM EST for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 53 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
- Feb 12, 2008, 4:37 PM EST (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2008, 5:30 PM EST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lake County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:49 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | Groveland, FL | GROVELAND POLICE STATION 94 SIGHTED THREE FUNNEL CLOUDS WITH ONE POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THEIR LOCATION. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:18 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 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 122137 TORMLB FLC069-122230- /O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0003.080212T2137Z-080212T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 437 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TAVARES...MASCOTTE...LISBON... LEESBURG...LAKE HARRIS...LAKE GRIFFIN...LADY LAKE...THE VILLAGES... HOWEY IN THE HILLS...GROVELAND...EUSTIS...EMERALDA... * UNTIL 530 PM EST * AT 436 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MASCOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GROVELAND BY 445 PM EST... MASCOTTE BY 450 PM EST... LAKE HARRIS AND LEESBURG BY 520 PM EST... LAKE GRIFFIN AND FRUITLAND PARK BY 525 PM EST... LISBON BY 530 PM EST... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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. LAT...LON 2896 8167 2878 8166 2837 8196 2896 8195 TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 201DEG 25KT 2852 8196 $$ BRAGAW
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KMLB 122151 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 450 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 FLC069-122230- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080212T2230Z/ LAKE FL- 450 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY... AT 449 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER STATE ROAD 50 WEST OF MASCOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OKAHUMPKA BY 510 PM EST... HAWTHORNE AND YALAHA BY 515 PM EST... LAKE HARRIS AND LEESBURG BY 520 PM EST... LAKE GRIFFIN AND FRUITLAND PARK BY 525 PM EST... SILVER LAKE...LISBON AND BASSVILLE PARK BY 530 PM EST... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2896 8167 2878 8166 2837 8196 2896 8195 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 201DEG 25KT 2860 8192 $$ BRAGAW
000 WWUS52 KMLB 122205 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 503 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 FLC069-122230- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080212T2230Z/ LAKE FL- 503 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY... AT 502 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF OKAHUMPKA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MASCOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OKAHUMPKA BY 510 PM EST... HAWTHORNE AND YALAHA BY 515 PM EST... LAKE HARRIS AND LEESBURG BY 520 PM EST... FRUITLAND PARK BY 525 PM EST... SILVER LAKE...LISBON...LAKE GRIFFIN AND BASSVILLE PARK BY 530 PM EST... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2896 8167 2878 8166 2837 8196 2896 8195 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 201DEG 25KT 2868 8188 $$ BRAGAW
000 WWUS52 KMLB 122221 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 518 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 FLC069-122230- /O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080212T2230Z/ LAKE FL- 518 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY... AT 517 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OKAHUMPKA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF MASCOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TAVARES...SILVER LAKE...LISBON...LEESBURG...LAKE HARRIS...LAKE EUSTIS...LADY LAKE...FRUITLAND PARK...EUSTIS...AND EMERALDA. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2896 8167 2878 8166 2837 8196 2896 8195 TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 190DEG 14KT 2867 8190 $$ BRAGAW
000 WWUS52 KMLB 122228 SVSMLB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 528 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 FLC069-122238- /O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080212T2230Z/ LAKE FL- 528 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 530 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE SEVERE STORM AND TORNADO THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LAT...LON 2896 8167 2878 8166 2837 8196 2896 8195 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 190DEG 14KT 2871 8189 $$ BRAGAW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 53 min | |
| Feb 12, 2:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 36 min |
| Feb 12, 2:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 32 min |
| Feb 12, 3:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Feb 12, 4:46 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.