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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 29, 2014, 1:30 PM EDT for Lake County, Orange County, Seminole County, Florida. It was in force for 60 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
- Mar 29, 2014, 1:30 PM EDT (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2014, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | Sanford Airport, FL | ASOS PEAK WIND GUST OF 39 KT. |
| Mar 29, 2:28 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Sanford, FL | SEVERAL PUBLIC REPORTS OF HAIL IN SANFORD UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS. REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 29, 9:43 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 426 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
698
WFUS52 KMLB 291730
TORMLB
FLC069-095-117-291830-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0010.140329T1730Z-140329T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
130 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINTER PARK...WINTER GARDEN...
WINDERMERE...UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...PINE HILLS...
ORLANDO...OCOEE...OAK RIDGE...MAITLAND...LOCKHART...LAKE APOPKA...
GOLDENROD...CONWAY...COLLEGE PARK...AZALEA PARK...APOPKA...
WESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINTER SPRINGS...SANFORD...
LONGWOOD...LAKE MARY...LAKE JESSUP...CASSELBERRY...ALTAMONTE
SPRINGS...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.
* AT 129 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LAKE
APOPKA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HORIZON WEST...BAY HILL...DOCTOR PHILLIPS...UNIVERSAL STUDIOS...WET
N WILD WATER PARK...ORLOVISTA...WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK...FOREST
CITY...WEKIVA SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW SHORES...PINE CASTLE...BELLE
ISLE...FERN PARK...LONGWOOD...ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT...UNION
PARK...SANFORD AIRPORT AND MIDWAY
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 2869 8168 2883 8123 2879 8120 2879 8119
2843 8118 2845 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 268DEG 32KT 2863 8163
$$
MOSES3 follow-up statements
338
WWUS52 KMLB 291739
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
139 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC069-095-117-291830-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140329T1830Z/
SEMINOLE-ORANGE-LAKE-
139 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
LAKE...WESTERN ORANGE AND WESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTIES...
AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT TORNADOES NEAR LAKE APOPKA...AND NEAR WINTER GARDEN MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCINGQUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2869 8168 2883 8123 2879 8120 2879 8119
2843 8118 2845 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 268DEG 32KT 2863 8155
$$
DWS567
WWUS52 KMLB 291754
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
154 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC069-291801-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140329T1830Z/
LAKE-
154 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2845 8161 2871 8161 2883 8123 2879 8120
2879 8119 2843 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 268DEG 32KT 2863 8142
$$
FLC095-117-291830-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140329T1830Z/
SEMINOLE-ORANGE-
154 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
ORANGE AND WESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTIES...
AT 149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN VICINITY OF
LOCKHART...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...CASSELBERRY...AND LONGWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2845 8161 2871 8161 2883 8123 2879 8120
2879 8119 2843 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 268DEG 32KT 2863 8142
$$
DWS276
WWUS52 KMLB 291816
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
216 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC095-117-291830-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140329T1830Z/
SEMINOLE-ORANGE-
216 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ORANGE AND WESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTIES...
AT 206 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES FROM NEAR
THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...TO AZALEA PARK...TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER PLACES THREATENED BY TORNADOES INCLUDE THE LAKE TOHO AND LAKE
NONA AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING.
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 500 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2875 8147 2876 8146 2883 8123 2879 8120
2879 8119 2843 8118 2845 8148 2875 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 268DEG 32KT 2864 8122
$$
DWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 6:51 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 84 min | |
| Mar 29, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 55 min |
| Mar 29, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 56 min |
| Mar 29, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 57 min |
| Mar 29, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola | 53 min |
| Mar 29, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 52 min |
| Mar 29, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 113 min | |
| Mar 29, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 79 min |
| Mar 29, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 45 min |
| Mar 29, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 51 min |
| Mar 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola | 63 min |
| Mar 29, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 61 min |
| Mar 29, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 118 min | |
| Mar 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Osceola | 55 min |
| Mar 29, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee | 43 min |
| Mar 29, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 112 min | |
| Mar 29, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 57 min |
| Mar 29, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola, Saint Lucie | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 43 min |
| Mar 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 93 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.