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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 9, 2024, 2:06 PM EDT for Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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
- Oct 9, 2024, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2024, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Ssw Port Saint Lucie, FL | Video received of tree, fence, and patio damage north of SW Becker Rd and east of I-95. Time estimated via radar. |
| Oct 9, 2:18 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Port Saint Lucie, FL | Trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground near I-95 and SW Becker Rd moving north. Trees reported down. |
| Oct 9, 2:37 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Port Saint Lucie, FL | Received photos of tree, roof, and window damage in the Newport Isles subdivision. Time estimated via radar. |
| Oct 9, 2:38 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Port Saint Lucie, FL | Video received of tree damage on SW Gatlin Blvd near SW Rosser Blvd in Port St Lucie. Time estimated via radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 8:20 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 9.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KMLB 091806
TORMLB
FLC085-111-091845-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0032.241009T1806Z-241009T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
206 PM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern St. Lucie County in east central Florida...
North central Martin County in east central Florida...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 205 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Palm City, 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...
Port Saint Lucie, Palm City, and Tradition around 210 PM EDT.
White City, Saint Lucie West, and Port Saint Lucie River Park
around 220 PM EDT.
Fort Pierce, Indian River Estates, and Fort Pierce South around
230 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Carlton.
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 2711 8029 2711 8047 2743 8058 2744 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 175DEG 28KT 2716 8038
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Fehling1 follow-up statement
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WWUS52 KMLB 091818
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
218 PM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024
FLC085-111-091845-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-241009T1845Z/
St. Lucie FL-Martin FL-
218 PM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
ST. LUCIE AND NORTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES...
At 217 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Tradition, or
near Port Saint Lucie, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Port Saint Lucie, Tradition, and Saint Lucie West around 220 PM
EDT.
Fort Pierce and Fort Pierce South around 240 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Collins Park Estates.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid
windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move
to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying
debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2717 8032 2716 8045 2743 8058 2744 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 166DEG 22KT 2722 8041
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
LawThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 8:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Indian River | 113 min |
| Oct 9, 2:50 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 6 days |
| Oct 9, 10:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Volusia | 94 min |
| Oct 9, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Oct 9, 11:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 45 min |
| Oct 9, 12:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 35 min |
| Oct 9, 12:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 1:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 36 min |
| Oct 9, 1:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 43 min |
| Oct 9, 1:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 46 min |
| Oct 9, 1:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 1:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee | 38 min |
| Oct 9, 2:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola | 43 min |
| Oct 9, 2:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Osceola | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 2:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 36 min |
| Oct 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola | 44 min |
| Oct 9, 2:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 41 min |
| Oct 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 37 min |
| Oct 9, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 47 min |
| Oct 9, 3:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 33 min |
| Oct 9, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 39 min |
| Oct 9, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 38 min |
| Oct 9, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Osceola, Saint Lucie | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 38 min |
| Oct 9, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 32 min |
| Oct 9, 4:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 38 min |
| Oct 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange | 37 min |
| Oct 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 48 min |
| Oct 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River | 46 min |
| Oct 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 31 min |
| Oct 9, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange | 36 min |
| Oct 9, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 67 min | |
| Oct 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 34 min |
| Oct 9, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 31 min |
| Oct 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 24 min |
| Oct 9, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 36 min | |
| Oct 9, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 35 min |
| Oct 9, 5:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 19 min |
| Oct 9, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River | 17 min |
| Oct 9, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 112 min |
| Oct 9, 5:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 35 min |
| Oct 9, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 73 min | |
| Oct 9, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 24 min |
| Oct 9, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 66 min | |
| Oct 9, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 22 min |
| Oct 9, 6:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 6:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MLB | Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 5 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 10 min |
| Oct 9, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 18 min | |
| Oct 9, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Oct 9, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 54 min | |
| Oct 9, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 68 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.