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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Melbourne, FL

September 3, 2019Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 3, 2019, 6:06 PM EDT for Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 24 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: Sep 3, 2019, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2019, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 24 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), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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: 331 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 927 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

504 
WFUS52 KMLB 032206
TORMLB
FLC009-061-032230-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0006.190903T2206Z-190903T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
606 PM EDT Tue Sep 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Indian River County in east central Florida...
  Southeastern Brevard County in Florida...

* Until 630 PM EDT.
    
* At 606 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
  were located along a line extending from 12 miles east of Satellite
  Beach to 6 miles northeast of Sebastian Inlet, moving south at 65
  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.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
  Sebastian Inlet and Sebastian Inlet State Park around 610 PM EDT.
  Sebastian, Winter Beach and Wabasso around 620 PM EDT.
  Barefoot Bay, Roseland and Micco around 630 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Orchid.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2762 8047 2792 8062 2809 8052 2779 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 018DEG 59KT 2822 8040 2794 8038 

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

$$

Bragaw

1 follow-up statement

774 
WWUS52 KMLB 032227
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
627 PM EDT Tue Sep 3 2019

FLC009-061-032237-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-190903T2230Z/
Indian River FL-Brevard FL-
627 PM EDT Tue Sep 3 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN
BREVARD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appear capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 2762 8047 2792 8062 2809 8052 2779 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 018DEG 59KT 2792 8051 2764 8049 

$$

Bragaw

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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.