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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Melbourne, FL

September 26, 2024Brevard County, Florida

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 26, 6:42 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC13 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2024-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 690 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, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2024-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

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2 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

$$

Law
479 
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 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin28 min
Sep 25, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie45 min
Sep 26, 6:09 AM EDTRip Current StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia41 hr
Sep 26, 8:30 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBMartin, Saint Lucie15 min
Sep 26, 8:44 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBSaint Lucie31 min
Sep 26, 9:06 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie24 min
Sep 26, 10:34 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBBrevard, Volusia26 min
Sep 26, 12:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB33 min
Sep 26, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB36 min
Sep 26, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB23 min
Sep 26, 4:25 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBVolusia20 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.