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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Melbourne, FL

July 22, 2025Martin County, Okeechobee County, Saint Lucie County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2025, 3:35 PM EDT for Martin County, Okeechobee County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 22, 2025, 3:35 PM EDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Martin County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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: 754 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 22, 3:03 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:03 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
106 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

FLZ045-053-221730-
Osceola FL-Orange FL-
106 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGE AND NORTH
CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

At 105 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Yeehaw Junction, or over Buena Ventura Lakes, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Orlando, Kissimmee, Saint Cloud, Buena Ventura Lakes, and East Lake
Toho.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or hard-topped vehicle. Remember, when
thunder roars, go indoors!

&&

LAT...LON 2818 8134 2830 8148 2844 8135 2831 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 219DEG 14KT 2831 8135

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Law

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
135 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

FLZ547-647-747-221800-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands FL-Mainland Southern Brevard FL-
Inland Southern Brevard FL-
135 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY
THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

At 135 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Suntree, or near Satellite Beach, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Palm Bay, Melbourne, Rockledge, Cocoa, and Cocoa Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or hard-topped vehicle. Remember, when
thunder roars, go indoors!

&&

LAT...LON 2804 8086 2838 8077 2840 8057 2819 8056
      2806 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 349DEG 8KT 2820 8066

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Law

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
157 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

FLZ154-547-647-747-221830-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands FL-Coastal Indian River FL-
Mainland Southern Brevard FL-Inland Southern Brevard FL-
157 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY THROUGH
230 PM EDT...

At 157 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Palm Bay, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Palm Bay, Melbourne, Sebastian, Malabar, and Indialantic.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or hard-topped vehicle. Remember, when
thunder roars, go indoors!

&&

LAT...LON 2781 8040 2784 8087 2800 8087 2806 8086
      2811 8054
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 344DEG 15KT 2802 8062

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Law

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
228 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

FLZ154-254-547-647-747-221900-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands FL-Inland Indian River FL-
Coastal Indian River FL-Mainland Southern Brevard FL-
Inland Southern Brevard FL-
228 PM EDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN INDIAN RIVER AND
SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Malabar, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Palm Bay, Melbourne, Sebastian, Fellsmere, and Indian River Shores.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or hard-topped vehicle. Remember, when
thunder roars, go indoors!

&&

LAT...LON 2773 8084 2808 8079 2812 8057 2782 8040
      2772 8036
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 342DEG 10KT 2795 8060

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Law

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:22 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:26 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 8:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		53 min
Jul 22, 9:32 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		36 min
Jul 22, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	24 min
Jul 22, 1:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Osceola	96 min
Jul 22, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		58 min
Jul 22, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	25 min
Jul 22, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River	33 min
Jul 22, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River	32 min
Jul 22, 2:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Brevard	2 hr
Jul 22, 2:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MLB	Brevard	51 min
Jul 22, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	23 min
Jul 22, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Saint Lucie	34 min
Jul 22, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Saint Lucie	34 min
Jul 22, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	46 min
Jul 22, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		58 min
Jul 22, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin	37 min
Jul 22, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Okeechobee, Saint Lucie	56 min
Jul 22, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		95 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Martin	60 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.