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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 24, 2019Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 24, 2019, 7:46 AM EST for Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 29 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: Jan 24, 2019, 7:46 AM EST (12:46 UTC)
Expired: Jan 24, 2019, 8:15 AM EST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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: 621 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 619 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 375 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 435 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 8.0

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The text

As transmitted.

295 
WFUS52 KMLB 241246
TORMLB
FLC009-061-241315-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0002.190124T1246Z-190124T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
746 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Indian River County in east central Florida...
  South central Brevard County in Florida...

* Until 815 AM EST.
    
* At 745 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Blue Cypress Lake, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Blue Cypress Lake around 750 AM EST.
  Fellsmere at 800 AM

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2764 8079 2764 8082 2770 8087 2773 8087
      2773 8088 2775 8088 2797 8062 2780 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1245Z 224DEG 30KT 2770 8081 

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

$$

Cristaldi

2 follow-up statements

834 
WWUS52 KMLB 241303
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
803 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

FLC009-061-241315-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190124T1315Z/
Indian River FL-Brevard FL-
803 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTH CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTIES...
    
At 802 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Blue Cypress Lake, moving northeast 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 pass near the Deer Run Subdivision 
and cross I-95 near Micco.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2772 8071 2778 8076 2794 8060 2782 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 223DEG 26KT 2778 8069 

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

$$

Cristaldi

402 
WWUS52 KMLB 241315
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
815 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

FLC009-061-241325-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190124T1315Z/
Indian River FL-Brevard FL-
815 AM EST THU JAN 24 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Melbourne.

LAT...LON 2772 8071 2778 8076 2794 8060 2782 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1315Z 224DEG 30KT 2785 8061 

$$

Cristaldi

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 5:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	58 min
Jan 24, 5:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	26 min
Jan 24, 6:03 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		117 min
Jan 24, 6:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	60 min
Jan 24, 7:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	39 min
Jan 24, 7:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	64 min
Jan 24, 7:19 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Indian River, Okeechobee	26 min
Jan 24, 7:32 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		118 min
Jan 24, 8:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Indian River	47 min
Jan 24, 8:40 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MLB		95 min
Jan 24, 8:43 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MLB	Saint Lucie	18 min
Jan 24, 9:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin, Saint Lucie	67 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.