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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2016, 3:11 PM EDT for Orange County, Florida. It was in force for 49 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
- May 19, 2016, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Orange County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 836 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 19, 9:59 AM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 9:59 AM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 10:48 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1048 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2016 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-200000- FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 1048 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AN IMPULSE ALOFT ALONG WITH THE INLAND MOVING EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AND WESTERLY STEERING WINDS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL PUSH EASTWARD AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH...MOVING TOWARD THE EAST COAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .FLOOD IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...POSSIBLY TWO TO THREE INCHES WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE EAST COAST THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS ELEVATING THE RISK FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORMS WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE INLAND MOVING EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE BACK EAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TOWARD THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE WATERS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ADEQUATE MOISTURE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AND BRING DRY WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. RAINFALL SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER TWO INCHES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. VOLKMER/WEITLICH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 19, 2:12 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
212 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016
FLZ053-191915-
OSCEOLA FL-
212 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM
EDT...
AT 211 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAINES CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL
STRONG STORMS FARTHER SOUTH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KISSIMMEE...SAINT CLOUD...HOLOPAW...NARCOOSSEE AND LAKE KISSIMMEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE
LIMBS...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS SOMETIMES OCCUR WELL
AWAY FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2833 8112 2764 8089 2764 8114 2765 8114
2771 8115 2782 8121 2786 8130 2792 8131
2800 8139 2800 8142 2806 8146 2801 8138
2808 8135 2809 8145 2814 8146 2814 8152
2820 8152 2826 8156 2826 8166 2833 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 248DEG 14KT 2803 8153
WEITLICHSpecial weather statement, May 19, 3:11 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
311 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016
FLZ045-192000-
ORANGE FL-
311 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM EDT...
AT 310 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PINE CASTLE...OR OVER OAK RIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORLANDO...WEDGEFIELD...WINDERMERE...BAY LAKE AND UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE
LIMBS...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS SOMETIMES OCCUR WELL
AWAY FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2850 8158 2861 8118 2861 8112 2835 8108
2835 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 247DEG 28KT 2844 8140
WEITLICHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 63 min |
| May 19, 4:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 115 min |
| May 19, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin | 2 hr |
| May 19, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 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.