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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 27, 2022, 10:24 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 27, 2022, 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2022, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Martin County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1796 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.3
- Supercell composite
- 17.4
The text
As transmitted.
589
WFUS52 KMLB 280224
TORMLB
FLC085-280300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0018.220928T0224Z-220928T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1024 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Martin County in east central Florida...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1024 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Jupiter, moving northwest at 30 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...
Jonathan Dickinson State Park around 1030 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 2699 8007 2697 8008 2697 8014 2696 8014
2695 8015 2696 8035 2698 8039 2714 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 117DEG 27KT 2694 8010
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Kelly1 follow-up statement
345
WWUS52 KMLB 280257
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022
FLC085-280306-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220928T0300Z/
Martin FL-
1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
will continue with these thunderstorms.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for east central
Florida.
LAT...LON 2699 8007 2697 8008 2697 8014 2696 8014
2695 8015 2696 8035 2698 8039 2714 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 117DEG 27KT 2704 8032
$$
KellyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 11:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 27 min |
| Sep 28, 7:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 116 min |
| Sep 28, 8:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Osceola | 23 min |
| Sep 28, 8:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River | 29 min |
| Sep 28, 8:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 117 min |
| Sep 28, 12:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Volusia | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 22 min |
| Sep 28, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 30 min |
| Sep 28, 2:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 28 min |
| Sep 28, 2:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 20 min |
| Sep 28, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 4 hr |
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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.