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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 15, 2024, 5:03 PM EST for Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
- Jan 15, 2024, 5:03 PM EST (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2024, 5:30 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- 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 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
063
WFUS52 KMLB 152203
TORMLB
FLC085-111-152230-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0007.240115T2203Z-240115T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
503 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern St. Lucie County in east central Florida...
North central Martin County in east central Florida...
* Until 530 PM EST.
* At 503 PM EST, a confirmed tornado was located over North River
Shores, or near Port Saint Lucie, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Public 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.
* The tornado will be near...
Port Saint Lucie, Walton, and Stuart around 510 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hutchinson Island South.
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 2719 8030 2723 8039 2745 8024 2726 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 214DEG 20KT 2724 8030
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Leahy1 follow-up statement
386
WWUS52 KMLB 152221
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
521 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024
FLC085-152231-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240115T2230Z/
Martin FL-
521 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2726 8024 2726 8028 2729 8031 2742 8026
2745 8024 2730 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 208DEG 16KT 2730 8027
$$
FLC111-152230-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240115T2230Z/
St. Lucie FL-
521 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
At 521 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Walton, moving northeast at 20 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...
Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant and Indian River Estates around
530 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hutchinson Island South.
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 2726 8024 2726 8028 2729 8031 2742 8026
2745 8024 2730 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 208DEG 16KT 2730 8027
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
LeahyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 11:50 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Jan 15, 1:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 44 min |
| Jan 15, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 27 min |
| Jan 15, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 47 min |
| Jan 15, 4:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 41 min |
| Jan 15, 5:06 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 54 min | |
| Jan 15, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 39 min |
| Jan 15, 5:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 25 min |
| Jan 15, 5:45 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 60 min | |
| Jan 15, 5:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 33 min |
| Jan 15, 5:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.