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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Melbourne, FL

May 17, 2016Indian River County, Florida

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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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 17, 2:48 PM EDTTORNADOVero Beach Highlands, FLNWS 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 EDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Gifford, FLDAMAGE 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 EDTTSTM WND GST 40Vero 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1551 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 2016-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 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
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

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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

$$

ULRICH
1 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

$$

ULRICH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange55 min
May 17, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard54 min
May 17, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
May 17, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River42 min
May 17, 2:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie2 hr
May 17, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB56 min
May 17, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River39 min
May 17, 2:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBIndian River92 min
May 17, 2:59 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie31 min
May 17, 3:02 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBSaint Lucie28 min
May 17, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee50 min
May 17, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie64 min
May 17, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB87 min
May 17, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB93 min
May 17, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie25 min
May 17, 3:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBSaint Lucie118 min
May 17, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola54 min
May 17, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie59 min
May 17, 4:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBIndian River3 hr
May 17, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia57 min
May 17, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake51 min
May 17, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB94 min
May 17, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola39 min
May 17, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange39 min
May 17, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBFlagler45 min
May 17, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB90 min
May 17, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia95 min
May 17, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBSaint Lucie2 hr
May 17, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia43 min
May 17, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie58 min
May 17, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia50 min
May 17, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB63 min
May 17, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake60 min
May 17, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB84 min
May 17, 7:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBIndian River4 hr
May 17, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange63 min
May 17, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia54 min
May 17, 7:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBSaint Lucie4 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.