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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 26, 2024, 10:12 AM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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 26, 2024, 10:12 AM EDT (14:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2024, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Brevard County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:13 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 26, 6:42 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 690 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted.
066
WFUS52 KMLB 261412
TORMLB
FLC009-261445-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0021.240926T1412Z-240926T1445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1012 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Brevard County in east central Florida...
* Until 1045 AM EDT.
* At 1012 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Titusville, moving north 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...
Titusville and Mims around 1020 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Turnbull.
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 2849 8081 2849 8087 2865 8097 2875 8097
2875 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1412Z 167DEG 28KT 2854 8087
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Law2 follow-up statements
409
WWUS52 KMLB 261424
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1024 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
FLC009-261445-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240926T1445Z/
Brevard FL-
1024 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY...
At 1023 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mims, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mims around 1030 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Turnbull.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2861 8084 2861 8093 2865 8097 2875 8097
2875 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 169DEG 31KT 2865 8089
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Law479
WWUS52 KMLB 261440
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1040 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
FLC009-261448-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240926T1445Z/
Brevard FL-
1040 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east central
Florida.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Northern
Brevard and Southern Volusia counties.
LAT...LON 2861 8084 2861 8093 2865 8097 2875 8097
2875 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1438Z 167DEG 28KT 2876 8092
$$
LawThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 28 min |
| Sep 25, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 45 min |
| Sep 26, 6:09 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 41 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 15 min |
| Sep 26, 8:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 9:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 10:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 26 min |
| Sep 26, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 33 min | |
| Sep 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 36 min | |
| Sep 26, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 23 min | |
| Sep 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.