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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 19, 2019Orange County, Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2019, 5:18 PM EDT for Orange County, Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report 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: Jun 19, 2019, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2019, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Jun 19, 5:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Buena Ventura Lake, FL	LARGE TREE DOWNED ACROSS SUNRAIL TRAIN TRACKS AT MAGNOLIA AVENUE CROSSING IN KISSIMMEE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM AIRPORT OBSERVATION IN PROXIMITY TO THE LOCATION. FROM WESH TV.

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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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: 1153 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 851 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

156 
WFUS52 KMLB 192118
TORMLB
FLC095-097-192145-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0005.190619T2118Z-190619T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
518 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Orange County in east central Florida...
  Northwestern Osceola County in east central Florida...

* Until 545 PM EDT.
    
* At 518 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Bay Lake, moving east 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...
  Sea World, Hunters Creek and Wet N Wild Water Park around 530 PM 
  EDT.
  Orlando around 540 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Magic
Kingdom.

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 2848 8138 2827 8136 2827 8166 2842 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 254DEG 35KT 2836 8157 

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

$$

Weitlich

2 follow-up statements

866 
WWUS52 KMLB 192129
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
529 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

FLC097-192139-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190619T2145Z/
Osceola FL-
529 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2848 8138 2835 8137 2835 8157 2844 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 261DEG 31KT 2841 8148 

$$

FLC095-192145-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190619T2145Z/
Orange FL-
529 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY...
    
At 529 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sea World, or near Oak Ridge, moving east at 35 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...
  Sea World and Wet N Wild Water Park around 530 PM EDT.
  Orlando, Oak Ridge and Hunters Creek around 540 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Sky
Lake.

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 2848 8138 2835 8137 2835 8157 2844 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 261DEG 31KT 2841 8148 

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

$$

Weitlich

177 
WWUS52 KMLB 192137
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
537 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

FLC095-192146-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190619T2145Z/
Orange FL-
537 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

LAT...LON 2848 8138 2835 8137 2835 8157 2844 8158
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 254DEG 35KT 2843 8142 

$$

Weitlich

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	45 min
Jun 19, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Volusia	66 min
Jun 19, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Jun 19, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	44 min
Jun 19, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		3 hr
Jun 19, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Osceola	47 min
Jun 19, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Seminole	49 min
Jun 19, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	38 min
Jun 19, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Osceola	67 min
Jun 19, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Osceola	23 min
Jun 19, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	49 min
Jun 19, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	51 min
Jun 19, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Osceola	47 min
Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	53 min
Jun 19, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		119 min
Jun 19, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River	39 min
Jun 19, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Osceola, Seminole	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.