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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 8, 2022Seminole County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2022, 3:48 PM EDT for Seminole County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Jun 8, 2022, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2022, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Seminole County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 2022-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 378 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 2022-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
378 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

828 
WFUS52 KMLB 081948
TORMLB
FLC117-082015-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0016.220608T1948Z-220608T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
348 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Seminole County in east central Florida...

* Until 415 PM EDT.
    
* At 347 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Winter Springs, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Oviedo and Lake Jessup around 400 PM EDT.
  Geneva around 410 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mullet
Lake Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 2869 8132 2881 8122 2879 8120 2880 8118
      2878 8118 2879 8114 2869 8102 2868 8102
      2866 8101 2861 8118 2861 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 222DEG 14KT 2867 8125 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
530 
WWUS52 KMLB 082003
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
403 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

FLC117-082015-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-220608T2015Z/
Seminole FL-
403 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTY...
    
At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Winter Springs, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Lake Jessup around 420 PM EDT.
  Oviedo around 430 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 2869 8132 2876 8125 2874 8121 2873 8118
      2873 8117 2870 8118 2868 8118 2865 8120
      2862 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 286DEG 3KT 2870 8125 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Sedlock
121 
WWUS52 KMLB 082010
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
410 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

FLC117-082020-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-220608T2015Z/
Seminole FL-
410 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 415 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Melbourne.

LAT...LON 2869 8132 2876 8125 2874 8121 2873 8118
      2873 8117 2870 8118 2868 8118 2865 8120
      2862 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 222DEG 14KT 2871 8124 

$$

Sedlock

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole48 min
Jun 8, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole40 min
Jun 8, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOrange, Seminole93 min
Jun 8, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOrange, Osceola, Seminole114 min
Jun 8, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin37 min
Jun 8, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola, Seminole39 min
Jun 8, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB93 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola112 min
Jun 8, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River50 min
Jun 8, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB93 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.