Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2011, 2:46 PM EDT for Brevard County, Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 44 min. 8 reports 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
- Jun 14, 2011, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2011, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brevard County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 46 | 6 Ne Titusville, FL | KSC 54 FT WIND TOWER NUMBER 714 MEASURED 40 KT/46 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:15 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 46 | 4 N Haulover Canal, FL | KSC 54 FT TOWER NUMBER 22 MEASURED 40 KT/46 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 W Playalinda Beach, FL | KSC 54 FOOT WIND TOWER NUMBER 513 MEASURED 50 KT/58 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 Ssw Merritt Island Wi, FL | KTTS AT NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY MEASURED 65 KT/75 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Wsw Playalinda Beach, FL | KSC 54 FOOT WIND TOWER NUMBER 3131 MEASURED 49 KT/56 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Sw Playalinda Beach, FL | KSC 54 FOOT WIND TOWER NUMBER 412 MEASURED 55 KT/63 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 4 Wsw Playalinda Beach, FL | KSC 54 FOOT WIND TOWER NUMBER 512 MEASURED 63 KT/73 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Jun 14, 3:35 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 54 | 3 Nne Kennedy Space Cen, FL | KSC 54 FOOT TOWER NUMBER 509 MEASURED 47 KT/54 MPH WIND GUST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 271 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1216 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
511
WUUS52 KMLB 141846
SVRMLB
FLC009-127-141930-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0049.110614T1846Z-110614T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
246 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.
* AT 243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAULOVER CANAL...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
KLONDIKE BEACH...TITUSVILLE...MERRITT ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE...
PLAYALINDA BEACH AND KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2844 8053 2842 8057 2842 8058 2843 8061
2858 8060 2846 8065 2849 8074 2860 8073
2864 8079 2871 8075 2879 8084 2852 8077
2859 8097 2874 8106 2880 8106 2882 8112
2888 8116 2889 8078 2860 8058 2845 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 309DEG 12KT 2871 8075
$$
SEDLOCK1 follow-up statement
644
WWUS52 KMLB 141915
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
315 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011
FLC009-127-141930-
/O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110614T1930Z/
VOLUSIA-BREVARD-
315 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN BREVARD AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES...
AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRITT ISLAND
WILDLIFE REFUGE...OR NEAR PLAYALINDA BEACH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN
HOUR AND OR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IF THE STORM APPROACHES
YOU...SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. KEEP
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 2844 8053 2842 8057 2842 8058 2843 8061
2858 8060 2846 8065 2849 8074 2860 8073
2864 8079 2871 8075 2879 8084 2852 8077
2859 8097 2874 8106 2880 8106 2882 8112
2888 8116 2889 8078 2860 8058 2845 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 309DEG 12KT 2865 8066
$$
GUSEMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 91 min | |
| Jun 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 91 min | |
| Jun 14, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 80 min | |
| Jun 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 87 min | |
| Jun 14, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 40 min |
| Jun 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.