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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 15, 2024Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 15, 2024, 5:57 PM EST for Martin County, Saint Lucie 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: Jan 15, 2024, 5:57 PM EST (22:57 UTC)
Expired: Jan 15, 2024, 6:30 PM EST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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 nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

069 
WFUS52 KMLB 152257
TORMLB
FLC085-111-152330-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0009.240115T2257Z-240115T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
557 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...
  Northeastern Martin County in east central Florida...

* Until 630 PM EST.
    
* At 557 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over North River Shores, or near Stuart, moving east at
  15 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...
  Walton, Stuart, and Palm City around 600 PM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rio.

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 2715 8045 2728 8049 2739 8021 2721 8013
      2717 8012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 248DEG 14KT 2722 8031 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Tollefsen

2 follow-up statements

769 
WWUS52 KMLB 152316
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
616 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024

FLC085-111-152330-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240115T2330Z/
St. Lucie FL-Martin FL-
616 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE AND NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES...
    
At 616 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jensen Beach, moving east at 15 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...
  Walton, Stuart, and Jensen Beach around 620 PM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rio.

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 2716 8034 2727 8037 2735 8020 2721 8013
      2718 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 252DEG 15KT 2724 8024 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Tollefsen

668 
WWUS52 KMLB 152329
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
629 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024

FLC085-111-152338-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240115T2330Z/
St. Lucie FL-Martin FL-
629 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE AND NORTHEASTERN
MARTIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2716 8034 2727 8037 2735 8020 2721 8013
      2718 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 248DEG 14KT 2726 8019 

$$

Tollefsen

The 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, 5:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MLB	Martin, Saint Lucie	27 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, 5:59 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.