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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2022, 3:08 AM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 37 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
- Aug 13, 2022, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2022, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
County Brevard County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 1045 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
098
WWUS82 KMLB 130708
SPSMLB
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
308 AM EDT Sat Aug 13 2022
FLZ547-647-747-130745-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands FL-Inland Southern Brevard FL-
Mainland Southern Brevard FL-
308 AM EDT Sat Aug 13 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Brevard
County through 345 AM EDT...
At 308 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Patrick Air Force Base, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Melbourne, Rockledge, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach and Cape
Canaveral.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or hard-topped vehicle. Remember, when
thunder roars, go indoors!
&&
LAT...LON 2816 8080 2836 8069 2838 8057 2819 8056
2813 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 008DEG 8KT 2826 8060
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
HaleyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 11:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Aug 13, 2:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 3:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 91 min | |
| Aug 13, 3:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard | 118 min |
| Aug 13, 4:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard | 113 min |
| Aug 13, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 85 min | |
| Aug 13, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 5:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Osceola | 88 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.