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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2011, 3:59 PM EDT for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 46 min. 5 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
- Mar 30, 2011, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 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 19:59 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | Leesburg, FL | KLEE ASOS AT LEESBURG AIRPORT MEASURED 49 KT/56 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Mar 30, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Eustis, FL | VERY LARGE OAK TREE UPROOTED. MULTIPLE 4 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 30, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Eustis, FL | ONE TREE DOWN |
| Mar 30, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mount Dora, FL | ONE LARGE TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 46. |
| Mar 30, 4:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tavares, FL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON ACORN COURT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 11:10 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 800 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KMLB 301959
TORMLB
FLC069-302045-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0012.110330T1959Z-110330T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
359 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...THE VILLAGES...TAVARES...PAISLEY...
MOUNT DORA...LISBON...LEESBURG...LAKE HARRIS...LAKE GRIFFIN...LADY
LAKE...EUSTIS...EMERALDA...CASSIA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES WEST OF
FRUITLAND PARK...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE VILLAGES...
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LEEBURG...LISBON...EUSTIS...TAVARES.
THE IMMEDIATE DANGER OF A TORNADO IS HIGH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS
DEVELOPING TORNADO ARE URGED TO QUICKLY PREPARE FOR ITS APPROACH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! ACT NOW AS SECONDS CAN SAVE LIVES!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
THE TORNADO WILL LIKELY BE WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN MAKING IT DIFFICULT
TO SEE. BE SMART AND REACT NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8166 2905 8166 2906 8164
2907 8164 2912 8150 2909 8148 2909 8146
2907 8145 2901 8137 2895 8134 2890 8134
2885 8139 2874 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 251DEG 53KT 2882 8209
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KMLB 302018
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
418 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011
FLC069-302045-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110330T2045Z/
LAKE-
418 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
LAKE COUNTY...
AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LISBON...MOVING
EAST-NORTHEAST AT 55 TO 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EUSTIS...MOUNT DORA...UMATILLA...ALTOONA...PITTMAN...LAKE DORR...
PAISLEY...ALEXANDER SPRINGS...CASSIA...LAKE KATHRYN HEIGHTS...
FULLERVILLE...FOREST HILLS...HONTOON ISLAND STATE PARK AND BLUE
SPRING STATE PARK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2896 8166 2905 8166 2907 8164 2912 8150
2910 8149 2909 8146 2907 8145 2902 8138
2898 8136 2895 8134 2890 8134 2885 8139
2876 8184 2877 8185 2896 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 250DEG 53KT 2891 8175
$$631
WWUS52 KMLB 302047
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
447 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011
FLC069-302057-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110330T2045Z/
LAKE-
447 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE SEVERE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND EXITED
THE WARNING AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2896 8166 2905 8166 2907 8164 2912 8150
2910 8149 2909 8146 2907 8145 2902 8138
2898 8136 2895 8134 2890 8134 2885 8139
2876 8184 2877 8185 2896 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 250DEG 53KT 2891 8175
$$
GUSEMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 73 min |
| Mar 30, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Osceola, Seminole | 56 min |
| Mar 30, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 93 min | |
| Mar 30, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 43 min |
| Mar 30, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 62 min |
| Mar 30, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Volusia | 57 min |
| Mar 30, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 90 min | |
| Mar 30, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 91 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.