Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2012, 11:14 PM EDT for Brevard County, Orange County, Florida. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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 24, 2012, 11:14 PM EDT (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brevard County, FL, Orange County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 11:40 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Wnw Port Saint John, FL | PUBLIC SIGHTED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF I-95 AND SR50. |
| Jun 24, 11:43 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Titusville, FL | PUBLIC SIGHTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT INTERSECTION OF I-95 AND SR50 EXIT 215. TREE LIMBS DOWN IN A PATH ON SR50 WEST OF I-95. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 680 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 9.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
861
WFUS52 KMLB 250314
TORMLB
FLC009-095-250400-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0014.120625T0314Z-120625T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1114 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SHARPES...TITUSVILLE AIRPORT...
TITUSVILLE...PORT SAINT JOHN...MIMS...LONE CABBAGE FISH CAMP...
COCOA...
EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.
* AT 1114 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LONE
CABBAGE FISH CAMP...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CANAVERAL GROVES...TITUSVILLE.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADIC DAMAGE IN OSCEOLA
COUNTY. IT WILL AFFECT MOTORISTS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 520 WEST OF
COCOA...THE BEACHLINE 528 EXPRESSWAY...AND INTERSTATE 95 NEAR PORT
SAINT JOHN AND TITUSVILLE.
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...SECONDS CAN SAVE LIVES!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN A STRONG
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
BATHROOM OR CLOSET. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF NECESSARY...GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. ABANDON YOUR MOBILE HOME OR RV FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
IF YOU ARE IN AN R V PARK...LEAVE YOUR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. MANY
PARKS HAVE CENTRALIZED BUILDINGS SUCH AS REC CENTERS...POOL HOUSES...
COMMUNITY SHOWERS AND BATHS...OR A MAIN OFFICE WHICH CAN OFFER BETTER
PROTECTION. WHILE MOVING TO SAFER SHELTER...QUICKLY INFORM YOUR
NEIGHBOR BY KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR.
THE TORNADO WILL LIKELY BE WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN MAKING IT DIFFICULT
TO SEE. BE SMART AND REACT NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO
SEE. WATCH FOR THE POPPING OF ELECTRIC LINES AND TRANSFORMERS OR
LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF LOUD RUMBLING LIKE AN APPROACHING FREIGHT
TRAIN.
&&
LAT...LON 2869 8070 2867 8067 2846 8072 2846 8073
2852 8073 2852 8077 2845 8075 2844 8072
2829 8076 2830 8086 2835 8087 2835 8097
2861 8099 2862 8096 2872 8096 2872 8083
2866 8081 2872 8075 2871 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 185DEG 30KT 2832 8086
$$
CRISTALDI2 follow-up statements
315
WWUS52 KMLB 250337
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1137 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC095-250346-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/
ORANGE-
1137 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC CELL OVER THE FAR EASTERN PART OF ORANGE COUNTY HAS
MOVED COMPLETELY INTO NORTHWEST BREVARD COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2869 8070 2867 8067 2846 8072 2852 8074
2852 8077 2845 8076 2846 8089 2847 8088
2851 8088 2853 8094 2856 8093 2862 8097
2872 8096 2872 8083 2866 8081 2872 8075
2870 8071 2871 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 185DEG 30KT 2853 8084
$$
FLC009-250400-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/
BREVARD-
1137 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR CENTRAL
BREVARD COUNTY...
AT 1135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT A MILE WEST OF
SPACE COAST AIRPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TITUSVILLE...LAGRANGE...MIMS AND TURNBULL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. 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 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2869 8070 2867 8067 2846 8072 2852 8074
2852 8077 2845 8076 2846 8089 2847 8088
2851 8088 2853 8094 2856 8093 2862 8097
2872 8096 2872 8083 2866 8081 2872 8075
2870 8071 2871 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 185DEG 30KT 2853 8084
$$557
WWUS52 KMLB 250358
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1158 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
FLC009-250406-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/
BREVARD-
1158 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT EDT...
THE SEVERE STORM AND TORNADO THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED
AND NO LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER...THUS THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED.
HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES
WILL CONTINUE AS THIS CELL MOVES THROUGH TURNBULL...AURANTIA...AND
SCOTTSMOOR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2869 8070 2867 8067 2846 8072 2852 8074
2852 8077 2845 8076 2846 8089 2847 8088
2851 8088 2853 8094 2856 8093 2862 8097
2872 8096 2872 8083 2866 8081 2872 8075
2870 8071 2871 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 182DEG 32KT 2870 8087
$$
CRISTALDIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 60 min | |
| Jun 24, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 9:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee, Osceola | 50 min |
| Jun 24, 9:46 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MLB | Lake | 22 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 57 min | |
| Jun 24, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Osceola, Saint Lucie | 94 min |
| Jun 24, 10:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 12:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 65 min | |
| Jun 25, 4:36 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 12:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 64 min | |
| Jun 25, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 66 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.