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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Apr 4, 2022, 4:05 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 40 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
- Apr 4, 2022, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2022, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 40
County Martin County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2065 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 4, 11:03 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 11:03 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1113 AM EDT Mon Apr 4 2022 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-050300- Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-Volusia- Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to Volusia- Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-Volusia- Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-Inland Volusia- Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Southern Brevard-Osceola- Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Southern Lake-Northern Brevard- 1113 AM EDT Mon Apr 4 2022 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... Isolated lightning storms will be possible this afternoon into evening over the Treasure Coast to Lake Okeechobee and inland Osceola county. Affected locations will see a chance of occasional lightning, briefly heavy rain, and wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph. Storms will move toward the east to northeast at around 15 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. Unsettled weather will return to central Florida from Tuesday into midweek with scattered to numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms. Some storms will have the potential to become strong with locally heavy rainfall, frequent lightning strikes and gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed this afternoon and tonight. Watson/Pendergrast
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 4:05 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
405 PM EDT Mon Apr 4 2022
FLZ064-042045-
Martin FL-
405 PM EDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Martin
County through 445 PM EDT...
At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Canal Point, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Indiantown, J And S Fish Camp and Port Mayaca.
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.
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LAT...LON 2700 8062 2708 8066 2711 8066 2712 8065
2712 8043 2696 8039 2696 8061
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 229DEG 20KT 2697 8061
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SedlockThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 30 min |
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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.