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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 15, 2022Lake County, Orange County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2022, 7:55 PM EDT for Lake County, Orange County, Florida. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2022, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2022, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 15, 8:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Clermont, FL	PINE TREES REPORTED DOWN BY THE PUBLIC NEAR STATE ROAD 50 BETWEEN U.S. 27 AND THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 114 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

894 
WFUS52 KMLB 152355
TORMLB
FLC069-095-160030-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0003.220315T2355Z-220316T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
755 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Lake County in east central Florida...
  West central Orange County in east central Florida...

* Until 830 PM EDT.
    
* At 755 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Clermont, or near Groveland, 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...
  Clermont around 820 PM EDT.
  Ferndale, Lake Apopka and Oakland around 830 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Minneola.

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 2846 8184 2857 8191 2874 8170 2859 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 239DEG 13KT 2852 8180 

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

$$

Leahy

2 follow-up statements

164 
WWUS52 KMLB 160010
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
810 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022

FLC069-095-160030-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220316T0030Z/
Lake FL-Orange FL-
810 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE AND WEST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTIES...
    
At 810 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Clermont, or near Ferndale, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
  Ferndale around 830 PM EDT.
  Lake Apopka and Oakland around 840 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Minneola.

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 2848 8180 2855 8183 2872 8167 2859 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 239DEG 13KT 2855 8175 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Leahy

962 
WWUS52 KMLB 160014
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
814 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022

FLC069-095-160030-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220316T0030Z/
Lake FL-Orange FL-
814 PM EDT Tue Mar 15 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE AND WEST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTIES...
    
At 813 PM EDT, law enforcement reported possible tornado was located 
near Clermont at US 27 and Hooks St moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Possible damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Oakland around 840 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Minneola.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado may be on the ground. 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 2848 8180 2855 8183 2872 8167 2859 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 250DEG 9KT 2854 8173 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Leahy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 15, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake	52 min
Mar 15, 7:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake	25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.