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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2024, 10:32 AM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 18 min. 2 reports 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
- Jun 12, 2024, 10:32 AM EDT (14:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2024, 10:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Martin County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 10:40 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Hobe Sound, FL | A possible tornado near Bridge Road and US-1 in Hobe Sound led to reports of damage to trees and vegetation as well as some minor structural damage. Images shared via social media have also indicated power lines down in the area, with reports of 3000 people wi |
| Jun 12, 10:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 39 | 1 Sse Hobe Sound, FL | The mesonet site at Hobe Sound measured a wind gust of 39mph/34kts from the west-southwest. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 789 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KMLB 121432
TORMLB
FLC085-121500-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0013.240612T1432Z-240612T1500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1032 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Martin County in east central Florida...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 1032 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Hobe Sound, 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...
Jupiter Island, Hobe Sound, and Hobe Sound Beach around 1040 AM
EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hobe
Sound Wildlife Refuge.
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 2697 8008 2697 8014 2696 8014 2695 8015
2709 8027 2725 8015 2719 8013 2703 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 246DEG 15KT 2708 8015
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Fehling2 follow-up statements
455
WWUS52 KMLB 121444
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1044 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
FLC085-121500-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240612T1500Z/
Martin FL-
1044 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY...
At 1044 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hobe Sound Beach, or near Hobe Sound, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Martin County, including the following locations... Hobe
Sound Wildlife Refuge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2710 8017 2725 8015 2703 8008 2697 8008
2697 8014 2696 8014 2696 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1444Z 246DEG 15KT 2710 8010
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Fehling418
WWUS52 KMLB 121450
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1050 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
FLC085-121500-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240612T1500Z/
Martin FL-
1050 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2710 8017 2725 8015 2703 8008 2697 8008
2697 8014 2696 8014 2696 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 246DEG 15KT 2711 8007
$$
FehlingThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 4:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 6:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Osceola | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min | |
| Jun 12, 8:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 60 min | |
| Jun 12, 10:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 12, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 92 min | |
| Jun 12, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.