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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Melbourne, FL

July 6, 20264 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 6, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brevard County, FL, Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1003 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1003 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1053 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

593 
WUUS52 KMLB 062136
SVRMLB
FLC009-095-117-127-062215-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0073.260706T2136Z-260706T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
536 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Seminole County in east central Florida...
  Northwestern Brevard County in east central Florida...
  East central Orange County in east central Florida...
  Southeastern Volusia County in east central Florida...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bithlo, and
  is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Oviedo, Winter Springs, Geneva, Bithlo, and Chuluota.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Excessive cloud to ground lightning is also occurring with this
storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, lightning can strike
beyond 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2859 8092 2852 8111 2869 8124 2876 8108
      2878 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 160DEG 4KT 2860 8103 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Schaper
1 follow-up statement
019 
WWUS52 KMLB 062204
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
604 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

FLC009-095-117-127-062214-
/O.CAN.KMLB.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-260706T2215Z/
Seminole FL-Brevard FL-Orange FL-Volusia FL-
604 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEMINOLE...
NORTHWESTERN BREVARD...EAST CENTRAL ORANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail and 
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2859 8092 2852 8111 2869 8124 2876 8108
      2878 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 160DEG 4KT 2863 8104 

$$

Schaper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
Jul 5, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River26 min
Jul 5, 8:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River91 min
Jul 6, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBFlagler30 min
Jul 6, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
Jul 6, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee26 min
Jul 6, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange46 min
Jul 6, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOrange, Osceola83 min
Jul 6, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole46 min
Jul 6, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB58 min
Jul 6, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange47 min
Jul 6, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOrange19 min
Jul 6, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Orange40 min
Jul 6, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia84 min
Jul 6, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB61 min
Jul 6, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard43 min
Jul 6, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole46 min
Jul 6, 6:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Orange87 min
Jul 6, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard29 min
Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake42 min
Jul 6, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB30 min
Jul 6, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake26 min
Jul 6, 7:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBLake75 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.