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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 5:48 PM EST for Orange County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
- Jan 9, 2024, 5:48 PM EST (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2024, 6:15 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Orange County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 5:58 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 44 | Orlando Executive Airpo, FL | ORL reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 38KT/44MPH from the W. |
| Jan 9, 6:02 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 59 | Orlando Intl Airport, FL | MCO reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 51KT/59MPH from the W. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 1:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 521 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
955
WFUS52 KMLB 092248
TORMLB
FLC095-092315-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0003.240109T2248Z-240109T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
548 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Orange County in east central Florida...
* Until 615 PM EST.
* At 547 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sea World, or near Oak Ridge, moving east at 40
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...
Orlando, Orlando International Airport, and Conway around 550 PM
EST.
Azalea Park, Lake Hart, and Lake Nona around 600 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Meadow
Woods.
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 2835 8155 2849 8158 2860 8127 2835 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 260DEG 34KT 2842 8147
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Heil2 follow-up statements
715
WWUS52 KMLB 092253
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
553 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
FLC095-092315-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240109T2315Z/
Orange FL-
553 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY...
At 552 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Oak Ridge, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Orlando, Orlando International Airport, and Conway around 600 PM
EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Meadow
Woods.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2835 8152 2854 8144 2860 8127 2835 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 260DEG 34KT 2843 8141
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Heil806
WWUS52 KMLB 092304
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
604 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
FLC095-092315-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240109T2315Z/
Orange FL-
604 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY...
At 604 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Orlando International Airport, moving northeast at
55 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...
Orlando, Conway, and Azalea Park around 610 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Meadow
Woods.
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 2835 8141 2856 8138 2860 8127 2835 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 239DEG 48KT 2843 8131
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HeilThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:02 AM EST | Beach Hazards Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 16 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:02 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 16 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 26 min |
| Jan 9, 4:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Volusia | 44 min |
| Jan 9, 4:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 18 min |
| Jan 9, 5:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 39 min |
| Jan 9, 5:27 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 3 hr | |
| Jan 9, 5:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 50 min |
| Jan 9, 6:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 26 min |
| Jan 9, 6:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 37 min |
| Jan 9, 6:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 51 min |
| Jan 9, 6:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 47 min |
| Jan 9, 6:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 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.