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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 1, 2025Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2025, 7:28 AM EDT for Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 32 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
Jun 1, 2025, 7:28 AM EDT (11:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
32 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), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 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 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 146 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2025-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1146 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2025-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
994 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

506 
WFUS52 KMLB 011128
TORMLB
FLC085-111-011200-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0009.250601T1128Z-250601T1200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
728 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central St. Lucie County in east central Florida...
  Central Martin County in east central Florida...

* Until 800 AM EDT.

* At 728 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles north of Indiantown, moving east at 25 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...
  Palm City around 740 AM EDT.

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 2710 8055 2718 8058 2732 8034 2711 8022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 260DEG 23KT 2715 8049 

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

$$

Watson
2 follow-up statements
077 
WWUS52 KMLB 011147
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
747 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025

FLC085-111-011200-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250601T1200Z/
St. Lucie FL-Martin FL-
747 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ST. LUCIE AND CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES...

At 746 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Palm City, moving east at 25 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...
  Palm City around 750 AM EDT.

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 2711 8022 2710 8049 2710 8051 2717 8053
      2726 8033
TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 260DEG 23KT 2717 8036 

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

$$

Watson
982 
WWUS52 KMLB 011155
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
755 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025

FLC085-111-011205-
/O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250601T1200Z/
St. Lucie FL-Martin FL-
755 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LUCIE AND CENTRAL MARTIN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty 
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2711 8022 2710 8049 2710 8051 2717 8053
      2726 8033
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 260DEG 23KT 2718 8030 

$$

Schaper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie38 min
Jun 1, 7:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB53 min
Jun 1, 7:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie33 min
Jun 1, 7:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin18 min
Jun 1, 8:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin32 min
Jun 1, 8:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB54 min
Jun 1, 8:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin22 min
Jun 1, 9:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
Jun 1, 10:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB23 min
Jun 1, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River, Osceola34 min
Jun 1, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola41 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.