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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 10, 2025, 12:58 PM EDT for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 10, 2025, 12:58 PM EDT (16:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Fort Pierce North, FL | Emergency manager reports tree branches and limbs down. Noted damage to a trailer awning from branches. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
517
WFUS52 KMLB 101658
TORMLB
FLC111-101730-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0006.250310T1658Z-250310T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1258 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern St. Lucie County in east central Florida...
* Until 130 PM EDT.
* At 1256 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 9 miles west of Fort Pierce South, or 10 miles
west of White City, moving east at 45 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...
Fort Pierce North, Fort Pierce, and Fort Pierce South around 100
PM EDT.
Saint Lucie Airport, Saint Lucie Village, and Indrio around 110 PM
EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fort
Pierce Ocean Park.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2735 8053 2744 8058 2756 8037 2756 8036
2757 8035 2757 8034 2756 8034 2756 8032
2758 8033 2759 8030 2737 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 258DEG 38KT 2742 8051
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Law3 follow-up statements
787
WWUS52 KMLB 101705
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
105 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
FLC111-101730-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250310T1730Z/
St. Lucie FL-
105 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
At 104 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fort Pierce South, or 7 miles west of Fort Pierce,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lakewood Park, Indrio, and Fort Pierce North around 110 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fort
Pierce Ocean Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2737 8048 2745 8052 2756 8037 2756 8036
2757 8035 2757 8034 2756 8034 2756 8032
2758 8033 2759 8030 2737 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 257DEG 32KT 2743 8045
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Law837
WWUS52 KMLB 101714
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
114 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
FLC111-101730-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250310T1730Z/
St. Lucie FL-
114 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
At 113 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fort Pierce, moving northeast 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...
Fort Pierce and Fort Pierce Inlet around 120 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fort
Pierce Ocean Park.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2737 8034 2746 8039 2750 8033 2751 8032
2753 8028 2753 8027 2737 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 243DEG 25KT 2744 8031
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Law545
WWUS52 KMLB 101724
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
124 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
FLC111-101733-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250310T1730Z/
St. Lucie FL-
124 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 130 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2737 8034 2746 8039 2750 8033 2751 8032
2753 8028 2753 8027 2737 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 258DEG 38KT 2746 8019
$$
LawThe 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, 11:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 12 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.