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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 6, 2020Lake County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2020, 9:14 PM EDT for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 31 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, 9:14 PM EDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2020, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Lake County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 119 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

700 
WFUS52 KMLB 070114
TORMLB
FLC069-070145-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0022.200607T0114Z-200607T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Lake County in east central Florida...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 913 PM EDT, severe thunderstormss capable of producing both 
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located 
  along a line from Lady Lake to near Eustis to Mt. Plymouth, moving 
  northeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Eustis, Mount Dora, Lisbon, Mount Plymouth and Paisley. 

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!

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2896 8187 2896 8166 2905 8166 2905 8164
      2917 8164 2917 8153 2910 8150 2909 8146
      2906 8146 2903 8140 2898 8136 2896 8137
      2894 8135 2879 8143 2879 8154 2886 8168
      2888 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 211DEG 28KT 2891 8162 

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

$$

Rodriguez
2 follow-up statements
971 
WWUS52 KMLB 070123
SVSMLB

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

FLC069-070145-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200607T0145Z/
Lake FL-
923 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY...

At 922 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both 
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located from 
Altoona to Paisley, and south to Cassia, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Paisley, Cassia, Pittman, Forest Hills and Lake Kathryn. 

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!

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2896 8166 2905 8166 2905 8164 2917 8164
      2917 8153 2910 8150 2909 8146 2906 8146
      2903 8140 2898 8136 2896 8137 2894 8135
      2879 8143 2879 8149 2888 8151 2893 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 211DEG 28KT 2897 8158 

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

$$

Rodriguez
962 
WWUS52 KMLB 070144
SVSMLB

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

FLC069-070154-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200607T0145Z/
Lake FL-
944 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
945 PM EDT...
        
The storms which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will 
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 2896 8166 2905 8166 2905 8164 2917 8164
      2917 8153 2910 8150 2909 8146 2906 8146
      2903 8140 2898 8136 2896 8137 2894 8135
      2879 8143 2879 8149 2888 8151 2893 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 211DEG 28KT 2911 8148 

$$

Cristaldi

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 8:01 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBLake, Volusia29 min
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, 9:19 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.