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Areal Flood Advisory 53, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 14, 2021Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this areal flood advisory at Aug 14, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 14, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 10:58 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 3:27 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 14, 3:44 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
344 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0339 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEESBURG AIRPORT        28.82N 81.81W
08/14/2021  M41 MPH          LAKE               FL   ASOS

            GUST TO 36 KT/41 MPH FROM THE EAST AT KLEE.

&&

JC

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 3:55 PM EDT, 14 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
Aug 13, 8:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Martin	116 min
Aug 13, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		86 min
Aug 13, 9:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MLB	Martin, Saint Lucie	3 hr
Aug 14, 3:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Lake, Volusia	3 hr
Aug 14, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	33 min
Aug 14, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	35 min
Aug 14, 4:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Lake	117 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.