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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 17, 2020Saint Lucie County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Apr 17, 2020, 9:45 PM EDT for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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: Apr 17, 2020, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2020, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL

County Saint Lucie County, FL

The radar

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 9:22 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 9:45 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 9:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin	23 min
Apr 17, 10:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Saint Lucie	52 min
Apr 18, 12:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Martin	65 min
Apr 18, 11:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Osceola	41 min
Apr 18, 12:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	41 min
Apr 18, 12:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		64 min
Apr 18, 12:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Indian River	49 min
Apr 18, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		53 min
Apr 18, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River	31 min
Apr 18, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		56 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2020 Every special weather statement in 2020

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.