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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 6, 2020Lake County, Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2020, 8:01 PM EDT for Lake County, Volusia 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
Jun 6, 2020, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2020, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Lake County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2020-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2089 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2020-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2089 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.9

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The text

As transmitted.

848 
WFUS52 KMLB 070001
TORMLB
FLC069-127-070030-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0018.200607T0001Z-200607T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
801 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Lake County in east central Florida...
  West central Volusia County in east central Florida...

* Until 830 PM EDT.
    
* At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near DeLand, moving north at 15 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  DeLand, Orange City, DeLeon Springs, DeLand Airport and West
  DeLand.

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 2894 8128 2893 8148 2917 8150 2918 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 183DEG 14KT 2901 8138 

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

$$

Rodriguez
2 follow-up statements
918 
WWUS52 KMLB 070007
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
807 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

FLC069-070016-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-200607T0030Z/
Lake FL-
807 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for 
Lake County.

LAT...LON 2899 8127 2899 8137 2903 8140 2904 8143
      2906 8145 2907 8145 2907 8146 2909 8146
      2917 8148 2918 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 186DEG 15KT 2904 8137 

$$

FLC127-070030-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-200607T0030Z/
Volusia FL-
807 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...
    
At 806 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near DeLand, moving north at 20 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.

Locations impacted include...
DeLand, DeLeon Springs, DeLand Airport, West DeLand and Glenwood. 

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 2899 8127 2899 8137 2903 8140 2904 8143
      2906 8145 2907 8145 2907 8146 2909 8146
      2917 8148 2918 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 186DEG 15KT 2904 8137 

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

$$

Rodriguez
231 
WWUS52 KMLB 070019
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
819 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

FLC127-070030-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-200607T0030Z/
Volusia FL-
819 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
VOLUSIA COUNTY...
    
At 819 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over DeLeon Springs, moving north at 25 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.

Locations impacted include...
DeLand, DeLeon Springs, Glenwood and Lake Woodruff. 

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 2907 8126 2906 8143 2917 8145 2918 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 188DEG 20KT 2913 8135 

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

$$

Rodriguez

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake, Orange56 min
Jun 6, 8:14 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBSeminole, Volusia31 min
Jun 6, 8:43 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBOrange17 min
Jun 6, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia60 min
Jun 6, 8:59 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMLBOrange, Seminole31 min
Jun 6, 9:14 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBLake31 min
Jun 6, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB116 min
Jun 6, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole, Volusia49 min
Jun 6, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB91 min
Jun 7, 10:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB85 min
Jun 7, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake37 min
Jun 7, 3:13 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBLake32 min
Jun 7, 3:44 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBLake31 min
Jun 7, 4:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBMartin55 min
Jun 7, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia53 min
Jun 7, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB67 min
Jun 7, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola43 min
Jun 7, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange45 min
Jun 7, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake43 min
Jun 7, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia45 min
Jun 7, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie35 min
Jun 7, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB47 min
Jun 7, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole44 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.