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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2011, 5:55 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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
- Jan 25, 2011, 5:55 PM EST (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2011, 6:31 PM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 6:07 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Mary, FL | POWER LINES DOWN AT WESLEY LAKE AND MEADOW BAY COURT |
| Jan 25, 6:09 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Sanford, FL | POWER LINES DOWN LAUREL ROAD AND PINE CREST ROAD |
| Jan 25, 6:14 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 63 | Sanford, FL | SANFORD/ORLANDO AIRPORT ASOS PEAK WIND 27055/2314 |
| Jan 25, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 N Kissimmee, FL | HUNTERS CREEK ESTIMATED WIND 60 MPH, SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN, HEAVY RAIN 1.75-1.99 INCHES IN 40 MINUTES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119
WFUS52 KMLB 252255
TORMLB
FLC069-095-117-127-260000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0004.110125T2255Z-110126T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
555 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LAKE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MOUNT PLYMOUTH...CASSIA...
WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINDERMERE
WESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEKIVA SPRINGS...SANFORD...
LONGWOOD...LAKE MARY...FOREST CITY...CASSELBERRY...ALTAMONTE
SPRINGS...
WESTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EST.
* AT 551 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
WINDERMERE...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINDERMERE...PINE HILLS...ORLOVISTA...FERN PARK...AND WEKIWA SPRINGS
STATE PARK.
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!
TAKE COVER NOW! TAKE COVER NOW!
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2941 8113 2834 8135 2835 8173 2938 8142
2927 8141 2927 8117 2933 8115 2941 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 202DEG 54KT 2853 8155
$$
152 follow-up statements
663
WWUS52 KMLB 252300
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
600 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
FLC069-095-117-127-260000-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110126T0000Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-LAKE-VOLUSIA-
600 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR WESTERN
VOLUSIA...EASTERN LAKE...WESTERN SEMINOLE AND WESTERN ORANGE
COUNTIES...
AT 555 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR PINE HILLS. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
OCOEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LOCKHART...ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...WEKIVA SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2941 8113 2834 8135 2835 8173 2938 8142
2927 8141 2927 8117 2933 8115 2941 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 202DEG 54KT 2863 8150
$$
15164
WWUS52 KMLB 252331
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
631 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
FLC069-095-117-127-252341-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110126T0000Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-LAKE-VOLUSIA-
631 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN VOLUSIA...EASTERN LAKE...WESTERN
SEMINOLE AND WESTERN ORANGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED FURTHER
EAST...THUS THIS WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2941 8113 2834 8135 2835 8173 2938 8142
2927 8141 2927 8117 2933 8115 2941 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 202DEG 54KT 2906 8130
$$
15The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:03 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 58 min |
| Jan 25, 5:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Volusia | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 60 min |
| Jan 25, 6:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee, Osceola | 52 min |
| Jan 25, 6:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 115 min | |
| Jan 25, 6:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 54 min |
| Jan 25, 6:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola | 61 min |
| Jan 25, 6:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 110 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.