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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 12, 2024Martin County, Florida

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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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 10:40 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Hobe Sound, FLA 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 EDTTSTM WND GST 391 Sse Hobe Sound, FLThe 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2024-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 789 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2024-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

376 
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

$$

Fehling
2 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

$$

Fehling
418 
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 

$$

Fehling

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 4:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola39 min
Jun 12, 6:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOsceola3 hr
Jun 12, 8:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
Jun 12, 8:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie5 hr
Jun 12, 9:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB60 min
Jun 12, 10:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Jun 12, 10:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin32 min
Jun 12, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB92 min
Jun 12, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie3 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.