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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Melbourne, FL

September 1, 2016Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2016, 3:39 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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
Sep 1, 2016, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 1, 2:50 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2016-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 468 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 2016-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 145 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
468 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

363 
WFUS52 KMLB 011939
TORMLB
FLC127-012015-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0011.160901T1939Z-160901T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
339 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
    
* AT 339 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EDGEWATER...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EDGEWATER AROUND 340 PM EDT. 
  NEW SMYRNA BEACH AROUND 350 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ALLANDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 2927 8100 2925 8098 2909 8090 2899 8082
      2887 8088 2890 8106
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 192DEG 26KT 2895 8095 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

BRAGAW
2 follow-up statements
496 
WWUS52 KMLB 012007
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
407 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

FLC127-012015-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160901T2015Z/
VOLUSIA FL-
407 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...
    
AT 406 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
A TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN DAYTONA BEACH SHORES AND
EDGEWATER...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
ALLANDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 2927 8100 2925 8098 2909 8090 2899 8082
      2887 8088 2890 8106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 192DEG 26KT 2915 8090 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BRAGAW
070 
WWUS52 KMLB 012015
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
415 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

FLC127-012024-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160901T2015Z/
VOLUSIA FL-
415 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
415 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VOLUSIA COUNTY WATERS THROUGH 515
PM. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2927 8100 2925 8098 2909 8090 2899 8082
      2887 8088 2890 8106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 192DEG 26KT 2915 8090 

$$

BRAGAW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie59 min
Aug 31, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Aug 31, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River32 min
Sep 1, 4:07 AM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMLB42 hr
Sep 1, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River55 min
Sep 1, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie49 min
Sep 1, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange50 min
Sep 1, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola42 min
Sep 1, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole45 min
Sep 1, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB84 min
Sep 1, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange37 min
Sep 1, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange25 min
Sep 1, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB66 min
Sep 1, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee46 min
Sep 1, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB59 min
Sep 1, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Seminole, Volusia39 min
Sep 1, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB85 min
Sep 1, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie67 min
Sep 1, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola46 min
Sep 1, 4:28 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningMLB23 hr
Sep 1, 4:41 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia23 hr
Sep 1, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Volusia53 min
Sep 1, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB54 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.