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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2012, 12:46 PM EDT for Indian River County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2012, 12:46 PM EDT (16:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 25, 4:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 628 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
789
WFUS52 KMLB 251646
TORMLB
FLC061-111-251730-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0016.120625T1646Z-120625T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1246 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINTER BEACH...WABASSO...VERO BEACH
SOUTH...VERO BEACH...INDIAN RIVER SHORES...GIFFORD...
ST. LUCIE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF INDRIO...
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT.
* AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 22 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAKEWOOD PARK...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF PORT SAINT
LUCIE. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WESTERN PORTIONS OF SAINT LUCIE COUNTY...SOUTH BEACH...POINTE WEST
AND VERO BEACH HIGHLANDS
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. PEOPLE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD ACT NOW IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE TORNADO TO DEVELOP BEFORE ACTING...YOU MAY NOT
SEE OR HEAR ITS APPROACH.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2720 8060 2720 8067 2727 8068 2785 8044
2775 8038 2763 8034 2762 8033 2759 8032
2759 8031 2754 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 180DEG 0KT 2725 8056
$$
153 follow-up statements
285
WWUS52 KMLB 251658
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1258 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
FLC061-111-251730-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120625T1730Z/
ST. LUCIE-INDIAN RIVER-
1258 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
INDIAN RIVER AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES...
AT 1254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF CARLTON AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
VERO BEACH SOUTH...LAKEWOOD PARK...POINTE WEST...GIFFORD...WINTER
BEACH AND WABASSO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2724 8057 2725 8061 2728 8065 2785 8044
2775 8038 2763 8034 2762 8033 2759 8032
2759 8031 2754 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 180DEG 0KT 2725 8056
$$
15769
WWUS52 KMLB 251720
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
120 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
FLC061-111-251730-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120625T1730Z/
ST. LUCIE-INDIAN RIVER-
120 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
INDIAN RIVER AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES...
AT 118 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
SAINT LUCIE AIRPORT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LAKEWOOD PARK...GROVENOR ESTATES...VERO BEACH HIGHLANDS...POINTE
WEST...WABASSO BEACH...VERO BEACH SOUTH...VERO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. 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 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2737 8047 2732 8053 2735 8056 2744 8053
2785 8044 2775 8038 2763 8034 2762 8033
2759 8032 2759 8031 2754 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 210DEG 34KT 2751 8046
$$
15328
WWUS52 KMLB 251731
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
131 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
FLC061-111-251739-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120625T1730Z/
ST. LUCIE-INDIAN RIVER-
131 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN INDIAN RIVER AND ST. LUCIE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM EDT...
THE STORM WITH ROTATION WEST OF SAINT LUCIE AIRPORT HAS WEAKENED BUT
ANOTHER SHOWER WEST OF CARLTON HAS EXHIBITED ROTATION AND MAY
PRODUCE A FUNNEL CLOUD. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED BUT FUNNEL
CLOUDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN SAINT LUCIE AND
SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIVER COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2737 8047 2732 8053 2735 8056 2744 8053
2785 8044 2775 8038 2763 8034 2762 8033
2759 8032 2759 8031 2754 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 210DEG 34KT 2760 8040
$$
15The 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 24, 11:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange | 46 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.