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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 16, 2021Indian River County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2021, 4:52 PM EDT for Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 38 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 16, 2021, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Indian River County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 72 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 2021-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -90 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
72 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1263 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

779 
WUUS52 KMLB 162052
SVRMLB
FLC061-162130-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0021.210616T2052Z-210616T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
452 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Indian River County in east central Florida...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Winter Beach,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Sebastian, Vero Beach, Indian River Shores, Vero Beach South and
  Gifford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2763 8058 2776 8054 2778 8038 2756 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 283DEG 23KT 2771 8046 

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

Combs
3 follow-up statements
764 
WWUS52 KMLB 162059
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
459 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

FLC061-162130-
/O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210616T2130Z/
Indian River FL-
459 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...

At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winter Beach, 
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sebastian, Vero Beach, Indian River Shores, Vero Beach South and
Gifford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2761 8051 2777 8050 2778 8038 2757 8029
      2756 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 283DEG 23KT 2770 8041 

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

Combs
375 
WWUS52 KMLB 162108
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
508 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

FLC061-162130-
/O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210616T2130Z/
Indian River FL-
508 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...

At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vero Beach, 
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Vero Beach, Indian River Shores, Vero Beach South, Gifford and Winter
Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2756 8029 2760 8045 2776 8044 2776 8037
      2757 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 286DEG 15KT 2763 8037 

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

Combs
864 
WWUS52 KMLB 162121
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
521 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

FLC061-162130-
/O.EXP.KMLB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210616T2130Z/
Indian River FL-
521 PM EDT Wed Jun 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will 
be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain and frequent lightning are 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Melbourne.

LAT...LON 2756 8029 2760 8045 2776 8044 2776 8037
      2757 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 285DEG 20KT 2761 8038 

$$

Combs

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB86 min
Jun 15, 9:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Orange81 min
Jun 15, 9:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard31 min
Jun 16, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB83 min
Jun 16, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole61 min
Jun 16, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Seminole47 min
Jun 16, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Jun 16, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB91 min
Jun 16, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Osceola63 min
Jun 16, 3:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard95 min
Jun 16, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie58 min
Jun 16, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB114 min
Jun 16, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee26 min
Jun 16, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie45 min
Jun 16, 7:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBMartin, Saint Lucie81 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.