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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 28, 2022, 8:16 AM EDT for Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 29 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 28, 2022, 8:16 AM EDT (12:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2022, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Indian River County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:20 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 28, 4:59 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
832
WFUS52 KMLB 281216
TORMLB
FLC061-281245-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0021.220928T1216Z-220928T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
816 AM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Indian River County in east central Florida...
* Until 845 AM EDT.
* At 816 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Winter Beach, 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...
Wabasso around 820 AM EDT.
Sebastian, Sebastian Highlands and Sebastian Inlet State Park
around 830 AM EDT.
Roseland, Sebastian Inlet and Micco around 840 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Orchid.
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 2765 8040 2780 8060 2782 8057 2782 8051
2784 8049 2787 8050 2789 8047 2787 8047
2787 8045 2791 8044 2769 8034 2768 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 151DEG 26KT 2771 8041
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Sedlock1 follow-up statement
579
WWUS52 KMLB 281241
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
841 AM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
FLC061-281250-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220928T1245Z/
Indian River FL-
841 AM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for east central
Florida.
LAT...LON 2765 8040 2780 8060 2782 8057 2782 8051
2784 8049 2787 8050 2789 8047 2787 8047
2787 8045 2791 8044 2769 8034 2768 8034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1240Z 151DEG 26KT 2787 8051
$$
SedlockThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 10:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 36 min |
| 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, 8:48 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.