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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

February 15, 20214 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2021, 6:31 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 34 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
Feb 15, 2021, 6:31 PM EST (23:31 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2021, 7:05 PM EST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brevard County, FL, Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 556 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
556 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

397 
WUUS52 KMLB 152331
SVRMLB
FLC009-095-117-127-160015-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0002.210215T2331Z-210216T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
631 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Seminole County in east central Florida...
  Northwestern Brevard County in east central Florida...
  Southeastern Orange County in east central Florida...
  Southeastern Volusia County in east central Florida...

* Until 715 PM EST.

* At 630 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Avalon Park,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Orlando, Titusville, Oviedo, New Smyrna Beach and Wedgefield. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2876 8070 2838 8111 2847 8129 2901 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 207DEG 35KT 2851 8116 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Weitlich
2 follow-up statements
767 
WWUS52 KMLB 152346
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
646 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

FLC095-152355-
/O.CAN.KMLB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0015Z/
Orange FL-
646 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2876 8070 2861 8088 2861 8122 2901 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 208DEG 35KT 2864 8107 

$$

FLC009-117-127-160015-
/O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0015Z/
Seminole FL-Brevard FL-Volusia FL-
646 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST
FOR EASTERN SEMINOLE...NORTHWESTERN BREVARD AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA
COUNTIES...

At 645 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chuluota,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Titusville, Oviedo, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill and Chuluota. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2876 8070 2861 8088 2861 8122 2901 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 208DEG 35KT 2864 8107 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Weitlich
042 
WWUS52 KMLB 160005
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
705 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

FLC009-117-127-160014-
/O.CAN.KMLB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0015Z/
Seminole FL-Brevard FL-Volusia FL-
705 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SEMINOLE...
NORTHWESTERN BREVARD AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However strong gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2876 8070 2861 8088 2861 8122 2901 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 207DEG 35KT 2881 8097 

$$

Weitlich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 3:07 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB31 hr
Feb 15, 5:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange50 min
Feb 15, 5:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOrange, Osceola46 min
Feb 15, 6:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee41 min
Feb 15, 6:35 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB85 min
Feb 15, 6:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River66 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.