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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 29, 2014Lake County, Orange County, Seminole County, Florida

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 29, 2:27 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 45Sanford Airport, FLASOS PEAK WIND GUST OF 39 KT.
Mar 29, 2:28 PM EDTHAIL 1.25Sanford, FLSEVERAL 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 29, 9:43 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 426 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 248 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$


MOSES
3 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

$$

DWS
567 
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

$$

DWS
276 
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

$$

DWS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 4:16 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB36 hr
Mar 29, 6:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB84 min
Mar 29, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake55 min
Mar 29, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange56 min
Mar 29, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia57 min
Mar 29, 1:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange, Osceola53 min
Mar 29, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Volusia52 min
Mar 29, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB113 min
Mar 29, 1:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBLake, Volusia79 min
Mar 29, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia39 min
Mar 29, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia45 min
Mar 29, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola42 min
Mar 29, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOrange, Osceola51 min
Mar 29, 2:12 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBBrevard, Orange, Osceola63 min
Mar 29, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole61 min
Mar 29, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB118 min
Mar 29, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Mar 29, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River, Osceola55 min
Mar 29, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard33 min
Mar 29, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Okeechobee43 min
Mar 29, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB112 min
Mar 29, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola57 min
Mar 29, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola, Saint Lucie41 min
Mar 29, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie42 min
Mar 29, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie43 min
Mar 29, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB93 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.