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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

May 29, 2022Indian River County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2022, 3:20 PM EDT for Indian River 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
May 29, 2022, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Indian River County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2022-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1435 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
1435 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 29, 9:57 AM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 9:57 AM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 10:20 AM EDT, 5 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1020 AM EDT Sun May 29 2022

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159-
164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-300000-
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-Osceola-Okeechobee-Coastal Volusia-
Southern Lake-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland Indian River-
Inland Saint Lucie-Inland Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard-
Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 29 2022

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop today, initially
along the coast as the east coast sea breeze forms early this
afternoon, with coverage increasing across the interior from mid
afternoon through sunset as this boundary moves inland and
collides with the west coast breeze over the interior. Storm
motion will generally be slow and variable. Highest coverage will
be west of I-95 and especially along the Kissimmee River basin,
from Orlando to Lake Okeechobee. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph,
frequent lightning strikes, small hail and heavy downpours of 2
to 4 inches of rain leading to minor flooding will be the main
hazards with any stronger storms.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A moderate risk of rip currents will be present at all east
central Florida beaches today. Use caution if entering the surf
zone and only swim in sight of a lifeguard.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms that move over the Atlantic
and intracoastal waters and inland lakes will be capable of
producing wind gusts of 35 knots or greater and small hail through
this evening. Boaters should seek safe harbor when storms threaten.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
Development of the east and west coast sea breezes each day this
week will lead to scattered to numerous thunderstorms in the
afternoon and evening. Any storms that develop will be capable of
producing wind gusts in excess of 50 mph, marginally severe hail,
minor flooding from heavy downpours and frequent lightning
strikes.

A moderate risk of rip currents will continue this week at all
east central FL beaches.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.

Smith/Weitlich

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 2:53 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
253 PM EDT Sun May 29 2022

FLZ264-291930-
Inland Martin FL-
253 PM EDT Sun May 29 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Martin
County through 330 PM EDT...

At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Indiantown, moving northwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Indiantown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2710 8045 2701 8022 2699 8019 2696 8021
      2696 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 117DEG 5KT 2698 8034

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Haley
Special weather statement, May 29, 3:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
320 PM EDT Sun May 29 2022

FLZ154-254-259-292000-
Inland St. Lucie FL-Inland Indian River FL-Coastal Indian River FL-
320 PM EDT Sun May 29 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern St.
Lucie and southeastern Indian River Counties through 400 PM EDT...

At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pointe West, or 10 miles south of Fellsmere. This storm was nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Gifford and Pointe West.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2748 8056 2755 8068 2756 8068 2756 8069
      2758 8073 2775 8061 2767 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 292DEG 0KT 2761 8059

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Haley

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin37 min
May 29, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River28 min
May 29, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee27 min
May 29, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole24 min
May 29, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee25 min
May 29, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOkeechobee42 min
May 29, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole24 min
May 29, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBSeminole111 min
May 29, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie44 min
May 29, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole51 min
May 29, 5:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie2 hr
May 29, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin40 min
May 29, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange51 min
May 29, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOrange, Osceola50 min
May 29, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOsceola15 min
May 29, 7:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOrange113 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.