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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

September 29, 2022Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 29, 2022, 12:16 AM EDT for Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 29, 2022, 12:16 AM EDT (04:16 UTC)
Expired
Sep 29, 2022, 5:15 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Osceola County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 267 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, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 238 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, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 263 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
238 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
6.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

133 
WGUS52 KMLB 290416
FFWMLB
FLC097-290715-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FF.W.0002.220929T0416Z-220929T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1216 AM EDT Thu Sep 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Osceola County in east central Florida...

* Until 315 AM EDT.

* At 1216 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 6 and 8 inches of rain have fallen. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches, with locally higher 
  amounts are expected in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Saint Cloud, Holopaw, Lake Kissimmee, Lake Marian, Narcoossee, 
  Kenansville, West Lake Toho, Poinciana, Harmony, Campbell, Forever 
  Florida, Alligator Lake and Pine Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 2825 8155 2833 8105 2796 8088 2766 8113
      2782 8121 2784 8123 2786 8130 2792 8131
      2794 8135 2794 8134 2800 8139 2800 8142
      2806 8146 2806 8145 2801 8138 2808 8135
      2809 8146 2814 8146 2814 8152 2820 8152

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CL
2 follow-up statements
997 
WGUS52 KMLB 290707
FFWMLB
FLC097-290915-
/O.EXT.KMLB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220929T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
307 AM EDT Thu Sep 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Osceola County in east central Florida...

* Until 515 AM EDT.

* At 307 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 7 and 10 inches 
  of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches 
  are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Saint Cloud, Holopaw, Lake Kissimmee, Lake Marian, Narcoossee, 
  Kenansville, West Lake Toho, Poinciana, Harmony, Campbell, Forever 
  Florida, Alligator Lake and Pine Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 2825 8155 2833 8105 2796 8088 2766 8113
      2782 8121 2784 8123 2786 8130 2792 8131
      2794 8135 2794 8134 2800 8139 2800 8142
      2806 8146 2806 8145 2801 8138 2808 8135
      2809 8146 2814 8146 2814 8152 2820 8152

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

CL
941 
WGUS72 KMLB 290908
FFSMLB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
508 AM EDT Thu Sep 29 2022

FLC097-290918-
/O.EXP.KMLB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220929T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osceola FL-
508 AM EDT Thu Sep 29 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY...

The heavy rain threat has ended. Flash flooding is no longer 
expected to occur, however deep standing water will remain. Please 
continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Warning remains in effect for Osceola County until 6 AM.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Friday for a 
portion of east central Florida.

LAT...LON 2825 8155 2833 8105 2796 8088 2766 8113
      2782 8121 2784 8123 2786 8130 2792 8131
      2794 8135 2794 8134 2800 8139 2800 8142
      2806 8146 2806 8145 2801 8138 2808 8135
      2809 8146 2814 8146 2814 8152 2820 8152

$$

JS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 10:21 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBVolusia14 min
Sep 28, 11:16 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBSeminole61 days
Sep 28, 11:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River, Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola and 2 more6 hr
Sep 28, 11:48 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMLBOrange, Osceola11 hr
Sep 29, 12:58 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMLBBrevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia5 hr
Sep 29, 2:49 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBSeminole8 days
Sep 29, 2:59 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBOsceola11 days
Sep 29, 3:16 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatMLBOrange, Seminole, Volusia8 hr
Sep 29, 3:24 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMLBOrange, Osceola, Seminole8 hr
Sep 29, 4:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBLake, Volusia63 days
Sep 29, 4:50 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMLBSeminole4 hr
Sep 29, 5:30 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia9 hr
Sep 29, 5:57 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMLBVolusia6 hr
Sep 29, 6:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia3 hr
Sep 29, 8:18 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia4 hr
Sep 29, 8:43 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMLBSeminole3 hr
Sep 29, 8:52 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMLBVolusia3 hr
Sep 29, 10:45 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBSeminole65 days
Sep 29, 2:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and 1 more6 hr

Nearby

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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.