Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2016, 2:41 PM EDT for Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 34 min. 3 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
- May 17, 2016, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Indian River County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | Vero Beach Highlands, FL | NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH 0.25 MILE LENGTH, 100 YARD WIDTH, WINDS 80-90 MPH. TWO HOMES WITH MAJOR DAMAGE, 16 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE MAINLY TO ROOFS. SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED, 2 TREES UPROOTED. ESTIMATED LOSS 395,000 DOLLARS. |
| May 17, 2:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Gifford, FL | DAMAGE TO AROUND 20 HOMES, 2 SEVERELY DAMAGE IN 1500 BLOCK OF 19TH PLACE SW, IN VERO HIGHLANDS. ALSO DAMAGE TO CARS, BOATS, FENCES, POOL ENCLOSURES, CARPORTS AND LARGE TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 17, 3:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 40 | Vero Beach Airport, FL |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1551 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted.
653
WFUS52 KMLB 171841
TORMLB
FLC061-171915-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0007.160517T1841Z-160517T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
241 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 240 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER VERO BEACH HIGHLAND...OR OVER VERO BEACH SOUTH...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
SOUTH BEACH AROUND 250 PM EDT.
GIFFORD AROUND 300 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE JAYCEE
BEACH.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2755 8032 2756 8032 2755 8033 2754 8035
2756 8036 2756 8044 2761 8052 2771 8035
2757 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 227DEG 12KT 2760 8039
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ULRICH1 follow-up statement
478
WWUS52 KMLB 171856
SVSMLB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
256 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2016
FLC061-171915-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160517T1915Z/
INDIAN RIVER FL-
256 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...
AT 255 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER VERO BEACH HIGHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH
TOWARD THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2756 8031 2756 8044 2762 8044 2767 8035
2757 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 227DEG 12KT 2764 8035
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ULRICHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 55 min |
| May 17, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 54 min |
| May 17, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min | |
| May 17, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 42 min |
| May 17, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie | 2 hr |
| May 17, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 56 min | |
| May 17, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 39 min |
| May 17, 2:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Indian River | 92 min |
| May 17, 2:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 31 min |
| May 17, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 28 min |
| May 17, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 50 min |
| May 17, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 64 min |
| May 17, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 87 min | |
| May 17, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 93 min | |
| May 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 25 min |
| May 17, 3:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 118 min |
| May 17, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 54 min |
| May 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 59 min |
| May 17, 4:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Indian River | 3 hr |
| May 17, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 57 min |
| May 17, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 51 min |
| May 17, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 94 min | |
| May 17, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 39 min |
| May 17, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 39 min |
| May 17, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Flagler | 45 min |
| May 17, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 90 min | |
| May 17, 5:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 95 min |
| May 17, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 2 hr |
| May 17, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 43 min |
| May 17, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 58 min |
| May 17, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 50 min |
| May 17, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 63 min | |
| May 17, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 60 min |
| May 17, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 84 min | |
| May 17, 7:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Indian River | 4 hr |
| May 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 63 min |
| May 17, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 54 min |
| May 17, 7:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Saint Lucie | 4 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.