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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

December 20, 2018Lake County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Dec 20, 2018, 8:17 AM EST for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Dec 20, 2018, 8:17 AM EST (13:17 UTC)
Expired: Dec 20, 2018, 9:15 AM EST
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL

County Lake County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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 Dec 20, 3:55 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:55 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 8:05 AM EST, 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 8:17 AM EST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
817 AM EST THU DEC 20 2018

FLZ041-044>046-053-144-201415-
Northern Lake County FL-Osceola FL-Orange FL-Seminole FL-
Inland Volusia FL-Southern Lake County FL-
817 AM EST THU DEC 20 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE...LAKE...
WESTERN ORANGE...NORTHWESTERN VOLUSIA AND NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM EST...

At 816 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wildwood to near Mascotte to 9 miles
southwest of Lake Louisa to 14 miles west of Four Corners to near
Combee Settlement. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. The
atmospehere is primed for storms to acquire rotation quickly! Be
prepared to act quickly should a Tornado Warning be issued!

Locations impacted include...
Orlando, Apopka, Ocoee, Winter Garden and Leesburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EST for east central
Florida.

LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8166 2928 8164 2932 8168
      2940 8142 2904 8137 2885 8138 2825 8155
      2826 8166 2835 8166 2835 8179 2836 8179
      2835 8191 2852 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 222DEG 42KT 2881 8205 2853 8191 2842 8187 2829
8188 2811 8194

Cristaldi

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 20, 3:46 AM EST	Gale Warning	MLB		48 hr
Dec 20, 4:12 AM EST	Beach Hazards Statement	MLB	Volusia	14 hr
Dec 20, 4:15 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	MLB	Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia	14 hr
Dec 20, 8:23 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange	22 min
Dec 20, 9:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	61 min
Dec 20, 9:25 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Orange	35 min
Dec 20, 9:37 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		3 hr
Dec 20, 10:00 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia	2 hr
Dec 20, 10:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	57 min
Dec 20, 10:46 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Seminole, Volusia	29 min
Dec 20, 11:01 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Volusia	29 min
Dec 20, 11:24 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Volusia	19 min
Dec 20, 11:35 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia	55 min
Dec 20, 12:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard, Seminole, Volusia	28 min
Dec 20, 12:21 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia	3 hr
Dec 20, 12:25 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		110 min
Dec 20, 12:33 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Seminole, Volusia	27 min
Dec 20, 12:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Osceola	63 min
Dec 20, 1:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	48 min
Dec 20, 2:02 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		3 hr
Dec 20, 2:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	25 min
Dec 20, 2:19 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		3 hr
Dec 20, 2:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard	27 min
Dec 20, 2:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie	61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.