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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 29, 2014, 2:12 PM EDT for Brevard County, Orange County, Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 63 min. 6 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, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2014, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brevard County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | Orlando International A, FL | ASOS PEAK WIND GUST OF 39 KT. |
| Mar 29, 2:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Lake Nona, FL | ORANGE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE ISLE OF PINES SUBDIVISION NEAR LAKE MARY JANE. MULTIPLE TREES WERE DOWNED, SOME ON HOMES AND SOME ON ROADWAYS, IN THE SUBDIVISION. ALSO REPORTS OF MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 29, 2:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 E Lake Mary Jane, FL | NWS SURVEY EXTENDED FROM NARCOOSEE ROAD NEAR EAGLE CREEK GOLF CLUB TO MOSS PARK AND EAST OF LAKE MARY JANE. TO THE WEST OF LAKE MARY JANE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE EST.45-55 MPH AT GROUND LEVEL WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO FENCES, SMALL SIGNS AND SMALL TREES. TO THE E |
| Mar 29, 3:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Sse Cocoa, FL | USAF TOWER 9404 MEASURED A GUST TO 44 KT AT 54 FT. |
| Mar 29, 3:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 46 | Patrick Air Force Base, FL | THE PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE ASOS REPORTED A 40-KNOT WIND GUST OUT OF THE WEST. |
| Mar 29, 3:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 Nne Cape Canaveral, FL | THE TRIDENT PIER C-MAN STATION, TRDF1, RECORDED A 42-KNOT WIND GUST OUT OF THE WSW. |
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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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.
370
WFUS52 KMLB 291812
TORMLB
FLC009-095-097-291915-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0011.140329T1812Z-140329T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
212 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TITUSVILLE AIRPORT...SHARPES...
ROCKLEDGE...PORT SAINT JOHN...PORT CANAVERAL...PATRICK AIR FORCE
BASE...MERRITT ISLAND...LONE CABBAGE FISH CAMP...COCOA BEACH...
COCOA...CAPE CANAVERAL...
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEDGEFIELD...ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...
NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NARCOOSSEE...EAST LAKE TOHO...BUENA
VENTURA LAKES...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.
* AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR AUSTIN
TINDALL PARK...OR NEAR EAST LAKE TOHO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
NONA...CANAVERAL GROVES...VIERA AND JETTY PARK
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 2843 8056 2840 8059 2823 8060 2823 8062
2826 8061 2831 8065 2829 8066 2823 8065
2827 8136 2845 8137 2857 8079 2854 8077
2854 8074 2859 8073 2861 8059 2859 8057
2845 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 266DEG 37KT 2837 8126
$$
MOSES4 follow-up statements
925
WWUS52 KMLB 291822
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
222 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC009-095-097-291915-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140329T1915Z/
OSCEOLA-ORANGE-BREVARD-
222 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
BREVARD...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES...
AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE MARY JANE...OR
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NARCOOSSEE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
ADDITIONAL STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES ARE EVIDENT NEAR
STATE ROAD 528 AND INNOVATION WAY. ALSO MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STATE
ROAD 528...WEDGEFIELD...STATE ROAD 520...NOVA ROAD...CANAVERAL
GROVES...TITUSVILLE AIRPORT...PORT SAINT
JOHN...COCOA...ROCKLEDGE...VIERA...MERRITT ISLAND...PATRICK AIR
FORCE BASE...COCOA BEACH...CAPE CANAVERAL...JETTY PARK AND PORT
CANAVERAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2843 8056 2840 8059 2823 8060 2823 8062
2826 8061 2831 8065 2829 8066 2823 8065
2826 8126 2848 8124 2857 8079 2854 8077
2854 8074 2859 8073 2861 8059 2859 8057
2845 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 266DEG 37KT 2837 8117
$$
MOSES379
WWUS52 KMLB 291835
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC009-095-097-291915-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140329T1915Z/
OSCEOLA-ORANGE-BREVARD-
235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
BREVARD...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES...
AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT TWO TORNADOES. THESE TORNADOES WERE LOCATED OVER WEDGEFIELD
AND STATE ROUTE 528...AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF WEDGEFIELD...BOTH MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STATE
ROUTE 520...LONE CABBAGE FISH CAMP...CANAVERAL
GROVES...SHARPES...PORT SAINT JOHN...TITUSVILLE
AIRPORT...COCOA...MERRITT ISLAND...COCOA BEACH...AND CAPE CANAVERAL.
ADDITIONAL TORNADIC STORMS MAY DEVELOP WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL
AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2850 8115 2856 8079 2853 8077 2853 8074
2858 8073 2860 8059 2858 8057 2845 8053
2843 8056 2840 8059 2823 8060 2823 8062
2826 8061 2831 8065 2829 8066 2823 8065
2825 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 261DEG 40KT 2841 8100
$$
MOSES360
WWUS52 KMLB 291848
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
248 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC009-095-097-291915-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140329T1915Z/
OSCEOLA-ORANGE-BREVARD-
248 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
BREVARD...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES...
AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CANAVERAL ACRES...OR
ALONG STATE ROUTE 528 AND STATE ROUTE 407...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CANAVERAL GROVES...INTERSTATE 95...US 1...TITUSVILLE AIRPORT...PORT
SAINT JOHN...COCOA...SHARPES...ROCKLEDGE...VIERA...PINEDA...MERRITT
ISLAND...GEORGIANA...PORT CANAVERAL...JETTY PARK...COCOA BEACH AND
CAPE CANAVERAL
ADDITIONAL TORNADIC STORMS MAY DEVELOP WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL
AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
&&
LAT...LON 2840 8059 2830 8060 2831 8062 2829 8063
2831 8065 2829 8066 2823 8064 2824 8061
2823 8061 2825 8103 2852 8103 2856 8079
2854 8077 2853 8071 2858 8069 2860 8058
2853 8054 2844 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 261DEG 25KT 2841 8087
$$
MOSES356
WWUS52 KMLB 291917
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
317 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLC009-095-097-291925-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140329T1915Z/
OSCEOLA-ORANGE-BREVARD-
317 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BREVARD...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND
NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADIC THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING NO LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT AS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH CONTINUE TO
OCCUR.
LAT...LON 2840 8059 2830 8060 2831 8062 2829 8063
2831 8065 2829 8066 2823 8064 2824 8061
2823 8061 2825 8103 2852 8103 2856 8079
2854 8077 2853 8071 2858 8069 2860 8058
2853 8054 2844 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 261DEG 25KT 2841 8086
$$
MOSESThe 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, 1:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 60 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, 2:29 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.