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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2014, 4:09 PM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 66 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
- Feb 23, 2014, 4:09 PM EST (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2014, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brevard County, FL, Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:30 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Sanford, FL | SPOTTER REPORT AND MANY SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF QUARTER-SIZED HAIL THROUGHOUT SANFORD. |
| Feb 23, 5:15 PM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 39 | 3 Sse Haulover Canal, FL | USAF 54 FT WIND TOWER NUMBER 418 MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 34 KT/49 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1113 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990
WFUS52 KMLB 232109
TORMLB
FLC009-069-095-117-127-232215-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0006.140223T2109Z-140223T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
409 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSMOOR...PLAYALINDA BEACH...
MIMS
EAST CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MOUNT PLYMOUTH...
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF APOPKA...
SEMINOLE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINTER SPRINGS...SANFORD...OVIEDO...
LONGWOOD...LAKE MARY...LAKE JESSUP...GENEVA...CASSELBERRY...
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...EDGEWATER...DELTONA...
DEBARY...
* UNTIL 515 PM EST.
* AT 404 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MOUNT
PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LONGWOOD...SANFORD AIRPORT...MIDWAY...OSTEEN...MAYTOWN...BETHUNE
BEACH...APOLLO BEACH...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER...MERRITT ISLAND
WILDLIFE REFUGE AND KLONDIKE BEACH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM'S PATH AND
TO 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.
&&
LAT...LON 2901 8087 2894 8083 2893 8081 2878 8071
2873 8068 2869 8064 2862 8060 2863 8079
2864 8080 2864 8081 2863 8081 2867 8155
2888 8155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 270DEG 34KT 2879 8142
$$
MOSES4 follow-up statements
049
WWUS52 KMLB 232128
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
428 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
FLC069-095-232137-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T2215Z/
ORANGE-LAKE-
428 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAKE AND NORTHWESTERN ORANGE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 2862 8060 2863 8079 2864 8080 2864 8081
2863 8081 2867 8146 2871 8146 2874 8142
2882 8142 2888 8136 2892 8136 2901 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 274DEG 33KT 2878 8126
$$
FLC009-117-127-232215-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T2215Z/
SEMINOLE-BREVARD-VOLUSIA-
428 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA...NORTHWESTERN BREVARD AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES...
AT 424 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SANFORD...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANFORD
AIRPORT...MIDWAY...DELTONA...LAKE JESSUP...OVIEDO...OSTEEN...MULLET
LAKE PARK...GENEVA...LAKE ASHBY...FARMTON...LAKE HARNEY...MAYTOWN...
EDGEWATER...AURANTIA...SCOTTSMOOR...BETHUNE BEACH...OAK HILL...
TURNBULL...TURTLE MOUND...MIMS...ELDORA...APOLLO BEACH...LAGRANGE...
SHILOH...PLAYALINDA BEACH...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER...MERRITT ISLAND
WILDLIFE REFUGE...HAULOVER CANAL AND KLONDIKE BEACH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED
ACROSS SANFORD AND LAKE MARY.
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 2862 8060 2863 8079 2864 8080 2864 8081
2863 8081 2867 8146 2871 8146 2874 8142
2882 8142 2888 8136 2892 8136 2901 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 274DEG 33KT 2878 8126
$$
MOSES781
WWUS52 KMLB 232150
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
450 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
FLC009-117-127-232215-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T2215Z/
SEMINOLE-BREVARD-VOLUSIA-
450 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA...NORTHWESTERN BREVARD AND NORTHERN SEMINOLE
COUNTIES...
AT 444 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MULLET LAKE
PARK...OR NEAR GENEVA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL STORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WERE LOCATED NEAR SCOTTSMOOR AND OAK
HILL OVER I-95.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FARMTON...LAKE HARNEY...MAYTOWN...EDGEWATER...AURANTIA...
SCOTTSMOOR...TURNBULL...TURTLE MOUND...SHILOH...PLAYALINDA BEACH...
OAK HILL...MIMS...LAGRANGE...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER...MERRITT ISLAND
WILDLIFE REFUGE...HAULOVER CANAL...ELDORA...BETHUNE BEACH...APOLLO
BEACH AND KLONDIKE BEACH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL HAVE BEEN
REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVED ACROSS SANFORD. A FUNNEL
CLOUD WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS NEAR PLYMOUTH. ADDITIONAL
LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE
TOWARDS THE COAST.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
&&
LAT...LON 2862 8060 2863 8079 2864 8080 2864 8081
2863 8081 2871 8144 2876 8141 2882 8142
2888 8136 2892 8136 2901 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 272DEG 28KT 2877 8110
$$
MOSES258
WWUS52 KMLB 232205
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
505 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
FLC117-232216-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T2215Z/
SEMINOLE-
505 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 2867 8097 2883 8097 2883 8074 2862 8060
2863 8079 2864 8080 2864 8081 2863 8081
2863 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 275DEG 26KT 2874 8069
$$
FLC009-127-232215-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T2215Z/
BREVARD-VOLUSIA-
505 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA AND NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTIES...
AT 500 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAULOVER CANAL...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PLAYALINDA BEACH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
&&
LAT...LON 2867 8097 2883 8097 2883 8074 2862 8060
2863 8079 2864 8080 2864 8081 2863 8081
2863 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 275DEG 26KT 2874 8069
$$
MOSES092
WWUS52 KMLB 232216
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
516 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
FLC009-127-232226-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140223T2215Z/
BREVARD-VOLUSIA-
516 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA AND NORTHWESTERN
BREVARD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE SEVERE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OFFSHORE INTO
THE ATLANTIC...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 2867 8097 2883 8097 2883 8074 2862 8060
2863 8079 2864 8080 2864 8081 2863 8081
2863 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 275DEG 26KT 2873 8073
$$
MOSESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 5:42 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MLB | Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Flagler | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 2:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 44 min |
| Feb 23, 2:19 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 26 min |
| Feb 23, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 60 min |
| Feb 23, 2:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 63 min |
| Feb 23, 3:04 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 56 min | |
| Feb 23, 3:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 54 min |
| Feb 23, 3:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 49 min |
| Feb 23, 3:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 29 min |
| Feb 23, 3:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 43 min |
| Feb 23, 4:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr |
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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.