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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 10, 2025Orange County, Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2025, 11:22 AM EDT for Orange County, Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 12 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: Mar 10, 2025, 11:22 AM EDT (15:22 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2025, 11:34 AM EDT
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 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: 177 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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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 Mar 10, 10:34 AM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 10:34 AM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 3:10 AM EDT, 8 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
310 AM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159-
164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-110115-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-Volusia-
Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to Volusia-
Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-Volusia-
Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-Inland Volusia-
Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-Coastal Volusia-
Southern Lake-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland Indian River-
Inland Saint Lucie-Inland Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard-
Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
310 AM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A cold front moving across the area will spark a band of rain and
embedded lightning storms. There is a Marginal Risk, or at least
a 5% chance, for severe storms. The primary hazards from any
strong storms today will be damaging wind gusts and large hail.
There is a very small chance for a brief tornado as well. Expect
the band of rain and storms over the I-4 corridor this morning
before moving toward the Space and Treasure Coasts this afternoon.

.HIGH WIND IMPACT...
A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 10 am to 7 pm today. Even
outside of rain and storms, wind gusts from 25 to 35 mph are
forecast. Secure any loose, lightweight items.

.RIP CURRENT AND SURF IMPACT...
A moderate risk of life-threatening rip currents exists at the
beaches of Volusia and northern Brevard counties today. Always
swim near a lifeguard and never enter the water alone.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
Hazardous to dangerous boating conditions will develop through the
day. Gusty southwest winds will increase over the local Atlantic
and veer northwesterly by this evening. Gale-force gusts are
possible this evening well offshore.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
At least a Moderate risk of rip currents will exist at the
beaches Tuesday and beyond.

Hazardous boating conditions will continue on Tuesday.

There is a low chance for isolated lightning storms on Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.

Please refer to the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook at
weather.gov/mlb/ghwo for more information.

Heil

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 8:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
831 AM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

FLZ044-045-144-101300-
Northern Lake County FL-Orange FL-Southern Lake County FL-
831 AM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAKE AND WEST
CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH 900 AM EDT...

At 830 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Dade City, moving northeast at 35 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...
Minneola, Mascotte, Leesburg, Lake Harris, and Tavares.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. On rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind
gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and
report your sighting to the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2878 8195 2896 8179 2896 8175 2859 8156
      2842 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1230Z 233DEG 30KT 2850 8208

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

Law

Local storm report, Mar 10, 9:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 10, 10:22 AM EDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Mar 10, 11:10 AM EDT, 12 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
Mar 10, 12:56 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MLB	Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more	23 hr
Mar 10, 2:14 AM EDT	Gale Warning	MLB		27 hr
Mar 10, 8:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	29 min
Mar 10, 8:35 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange	25 min
Mar 10, 8:57 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange	22 min
Mar 10, 9:13 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		32 min
Mar 10, 9:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	28 min
Mar 10, 9:34 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	26 min
Mar 10, 9:57 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Seminole, Volusia	36 min
Mar 10, 9:59 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Mar 10, 10:17 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Volusia	28 min
Mar 10, 10:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole	53 min
Mar 10, 11:04 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		86 min
Mar 10, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	35 min
Mar 10, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	28 min
Mar 10, 12:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	41 min
Mar 10, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	30 min
Mar 10, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		63 min
Mar 10, 12:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee, Saint Lucie	41 min
Mar 10, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Okeechobee, Saint Lucie	30 min
Mar 10, 12:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Saint Lucie	39 min
Mar 10, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		112 min
Mar 10, 12:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Saint Lucie	32 min
Mar 10, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		56 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.