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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2016, 11:43 PM EDT for Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2016, 11:43 PM EDT (03:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2016, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL
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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 Aug 31, 9:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 9:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 830 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-011000- 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- 830 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... CONTINUED MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH, AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES, BRIEF PASSING HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH. HEAD INDOORS IF SKIES LOOK THREATENING, OR YOU HEAR THUNDER. IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS...A FEW STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING ROTATION DUE TO SUFFICIENT WIND SHEAR VALUES...WHICH COULD PRODUCE A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO. .FLOOD IMPACT... LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE TRAINING OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS. THIS CAN LEAD TO STANDING WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND ON ROADWAYS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND POINTS WELL INLAND. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ON AREA LAKES, THE INTRACOASTAL WATER WAYS, AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS. .WATERSPOUT IMPACT... MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF WATERSPOUTS TONIGHT. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL COMBINE WITH SEAS UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET AND PRODUCE POOR BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM HERMINE, LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF, IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ON THURSDAY, AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT. VERY MOIST AIR ON THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDE OF HERMINE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM THE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THERE ALSO EXISTS A RISK FOR INCREASINGLY GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AS THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM APPROACHES FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PERSONS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, AND FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED OVERNIGHT. SEDLOCK
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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 7:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 31, 11:29 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1129 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0428 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSW COCOA BEACH 28.31N 80.63W
08/31/2016 M46 MPH BREVARD FL AIRPLANE PILOT
WEATHERFLOW SITE XCOA MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 46 MPH / 40
KTS FROM THE SSW.
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JCLocal storm report, Aug 31, 11:41 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1141 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 PM TSTM WND GST VERO BEACH AIRPORT 27.66N 80.41W
08/31/2016 M39.00 MPH INDIAN RIVER FL ASOS
VERO BEACH AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 39 MPH/34
KTS FROM THE SSW.
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JCSpecial weather statement, Aug 31, 11:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1143 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016
FLZ047-054-010415-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
1143 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN
BREVARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT...
AT 1142 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR BLUE CYPRESS LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALM BAY...MELBOURNE...ROCKLEDGE...SEBASTIAN AND VERO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2756 8047 2774 8085 2819 8086 2836 8061
2834 8062 2834 8061 2836 8060 2839 8056
2834 8057 2813 8054 2763 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 206DEG 28KT 2774 8068
15The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 59 min |
| Aug 31, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:07 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MLB | 42 hr | |
| Sep 1, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 45 min |
| Sep 1, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 84 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 37 min |
| Sep 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 66 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Seminole, Volusia | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 36 min |
| Sep 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 85 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 67 min |
| Sep 1, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 4:28 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MLB | 23 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 23 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 53 min |
| Sep 1, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 54 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.