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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 28, 2022, 2:32 PM EDT for Brevard County, Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 28 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, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Brevard County, FL, Osceola County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.
632
WFUS52 KMLB 281832
TORMLB
FLC009-097-281900-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0024.220928T1832Z-220928T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
232 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Brevard County in east central Florida...
East central Osceola County in east central Florida...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 232 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Kenansville, moving north at 20
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Brevard and east central Osceola Counties, including
the following locations... Forever Florida.
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 2789 8080 2785 8094 2806 8107 2811 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 164DEG 18KT 2792 8089
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Schaper1 follow-up statement
452
WWUS52 KMLB 281848
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
248 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
FLC009-281858-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220928T1900Z/
Brevard FL-
248 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for east central
Florida.
LAT...LON 2796 8088 2795 8097 2806 8105 2810 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 157DEG 18KT 2801 8094
$$
FLC097-281900-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220928T1900Z/
Osceola FL-
248 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTY...
At 248 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles north of Kenansville, moving northwest at 20 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.
Locations impacted include...
Deer 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 2796 8088 2795 8097 2806 8105 2810 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 157DEG 18KT 2801 8094
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SchaperThe 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, 8:16 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, 2:53 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.