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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 22, 2017Brevard County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2017, 10:07 PM EST for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 23 min. 2 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: Jan 22, 2017, 10:07 PM EST (03:07 UTC)
Expired: Jan 22, 2017, 10:30 PM EST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Brevard County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 22, 10:20 PM EST	FUNNEL CLOUD	6 Nnw Melbourne, FL	SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR LAKE WASHINGTON
Jan 22, 10:20 PM EST	FUNNEL CLOUD	6 Nnw Melbourne, FL	SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR LAKE WASHINGTON RD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 22, 9:57 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 38 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 838 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1078 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 6.3

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The text

As transmitted.

161 
WFUS52 KMLB 230307
TORMLB
FLC009-230330-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0009.170123T0307Z-170123T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1007 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Brevard County in Florida...

* Until 1030 PM EST
    
* At 1007 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Camp Holly Fish Camp, moving northeast at
  55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  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...
  Melbourne, Suntree and Viera around 1020 PM EST. 
  Cocoa Beach and Patrick Air Force Base around 1030 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Melbourne Airport.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2806 8054 2803 8087 2818 8086 2834 8057
      2830 8057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 237DEG 49KT 2811 8085 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

dws

1 follow-up statement

303 
WWUS52 KMLB 230319
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1019 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

FLC009-230330-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170123T0330Z/
Brevard FL-
1019 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY...
    
At 1018 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Melbourne and Suntree, moving northeast at 55
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

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...
  Patrick Air Force Base and Suntree around 1020 PM EST. 
  Cocoa Beach around 1030 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Melbourne Airport.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2808 8076 2822 8078 2834 8057 2830 8057
      2810 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 237DEG 49KT 2819 8071 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

dws

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 22, 7:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole	60 min
Jan 22, 7:12 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		63 min
Jan 22, 7:19 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	41 min
Jan 22, 7:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Volusia	64 min
Jan 22, 7:29 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Volusia	31 min
Jan 22, 7:51 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	39 min
Jan 22, 7:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	37 min
Jan 22, 8:15 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Jan 22, 8:29 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	61 min
Jan 22, 8:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	54 min
Jan 22, 8:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	46 min
Jan 22, 9:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	50 min
Jan 22, 9:28 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard	32 min
Jan 22, 9:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	47 min
Jan 22, 9:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Indian River, Osceola	91 min
Jan 22, 10:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		3 hr
Jan 23, 12:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River, Saint Lucie	24 min
Jan 23, 12:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin	35 min
Jan 23, 1:14 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Jan 23, 3:15 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MLB	Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia	15 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.