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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 7, 2020Lake County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2020, 3:13 PM EDT for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports 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 7, 2020, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2020, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Lake County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 7, 3:40 PM EDT	TORNADO	4 Se Emeralda, FL	RECIEVED SEVERAL PHOTOS AND VIDEOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN IN THE AREA OF LAKE GRIFFIN AND LAKE YALE IN LAKE COUNTY AROUND 340PM.
Jun 7, 3:47 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Se Emeralda, FL	MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS BETWEEN 347-350PM OF A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR LAKE YALE. ONE SPOTTER NOTED IT WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE GROUND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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: 1010 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 8.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

668 
WFUS52 KMLB 071913
TORMLB
FLC069-071945-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0023.200607T1913Z-200607T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
313 PM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

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

* Until 345 PM EDT.
    
* At 313 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Fruitland Park, or over Lake Griffin, moving
  northeast 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...
  Leesburg, Lady Lake, Lake Griffin, Lisbon and Emeralda. 

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 2896 8195 2896 8172 2879 8183 2879 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 209DEG 20KT 2886 8189 

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

$$

Combs

2 follow-up statements

467 
WWUS52 KMLB 071929
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
329 PM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020

FLC069-071945-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-200607T1945Z/
Lake FL-
329 PM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...
    
At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Emeralda, moving northeast 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...
Emeralda, Lake Griffin, Lisbon and Silver 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 2896 8191 2896 8172 2883 8180 2883 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 212DEG 17KT 2890 8185 

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

$$

Combs

004 
WWUS52 KMLB 071937
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
337 PM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020

FLC069-071945-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-200607T1945Z/
Lake FL-
337 PM EDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...
    
At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Lisbon, moving northeast 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...
Emeralda, Lisbon and Silver 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 2896 8186 2896 8172 2885 8179 2885 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 217DEG 15KT 2890 8182 

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

$$

Combs

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 8:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake, Volusia	29 min
Jun 6, 8:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake, Orange	56 min
Jun 6, 8:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Seminole, Volusia	31 min
Jun 6, 8:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Orange	17 min
Jun 6, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Volusia	60 min
Jun 6, 8:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MLB	Orange, Seminole	31 min
Jun 6, 9:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake	31 min
Jun 6, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		116 min
Jun 6, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	49 min
Jun 6, 11:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		91 min
Jun 7, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		85 min
Jun 7, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	37 min
Jun 7, 3:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake	31 min
Jun 7, 4:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Martin	55 min
Jun 7, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Volusia	53 min
Jun 7, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		67 min
Jun 7, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Osceola	43 min
Jun 7, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	45 min
Jun 7, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	43 min
Jun 7, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Volusia	45 min
Jun 7, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Saint Lucie	35 min
Jun 7, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		47 min
Jun 7, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Seminole	44 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.