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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 6, 2021Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2021, 7:31 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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
Aug 6, 2021, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 6, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 434 Se De Land, FLMESONET STATION FW9964 MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 37KT/43MPH FROM THE SOUTH.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 94 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 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 429 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 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
429 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1067 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

587 
WWUS82 KMLB 062331
SPSMLB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
731 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
 
FLZ044>046-070030-
Northern Lake County FL-Orange FL-Seminole FL-
731 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Seminole and north
central Orange Counties through 830 PM EDT...

At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Orlando. This storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Orlando, Sanford, Apopka, Altamonte Springs and Oviedo. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. These types of funnel clouds are harmless, but on rare
occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50
mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your
sighting to the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2889 8146 2873 8105 2872 8103 2871 8104
      2871 8103 2845 8136 2850 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 027DEG 3KT 2851 8140 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Fehling

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole59 min
Aug 6, 7:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOrange, Seminole2 hr
Aug 6, 7:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBVolusia2 hr
Aug 6, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia17 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.