Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2013, 1:27 PM EDT for Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 48 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 6, 2013, 1:27 PM EDT (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2013, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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 6, 10:43 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 153 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 347 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761
WFUS52 KMLB 061727
TORMLB
FLC085-111-061815-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0022.130606T1727Z-130606T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
127 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF J AND S FISH CAMP...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.
* AT 126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR J AND S
FISH CAMP...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY
EVENING FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2709 8067 2710 8067 2712 8068 2740 8068
2744 8040 2695 8056 2695 8061
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 195DEG 34KT 2702 8064
$$
SEDLOCK2 follow-up statements
407
WWUS52 KMLB 061751
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
151 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
FLC085-061801-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130606T1815Z/
MARTIN-
151 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2721 8068 2740 8068 2744 8040 2721 8049
2720 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 191DEG 37KT 2737 8062
$$
FLC111-061815-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130606T1815Z/
ST. LUCIE-
151 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
AT 149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL ST.
LUCIE COUNTY...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF TREASURE ISLAND...MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2721 8068 2740 8068 2744 8040 2721 8049
2720 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 191DEG 37KT 2737 8062
$$
SEDLOCK585
WWUS52 KMLB 061813
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
213 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
FLC111-061823-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130606T1815Z/
ST. LUCIE-
213 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 215 PM EDT...
THE SEVERE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2721 8068 2740 8068 2744 8040 2721 8049
2720 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 191DEG 37KT 2759 8057
$$
SEDLOCKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:10 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 16 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 6:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 7:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 7:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 88 min | |
| Jun 6, 7:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 56 min |
| Jun 6, 9:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 88 min | |
| Jun 6, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 9:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin | 117 min |
| Jun 6, 10:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee, Osceola | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 118 min | |
| Jun 6, 11:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 109 min |
| Jun 6, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 12:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 12:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 92 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 2:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 13 min |
| Jun 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 6, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Okeechobee | 115 min |
| Jun 6, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 86 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.