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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 19, 2026Lake County, Seminole County, Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT for Lake County, Seminole County, Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 22 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
Aug 19, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lake County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2026-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3066 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 2026-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
3066 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
833 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

424 
WUUS52 KMLB 192025
SVRMLB
FLC069-117-127-192115-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SV.W.0099.260819T2025Z-260819T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
425 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Seminole County in east central Florida...
  East central Lake County in east central Florida...
  South central Volusia County in east central Florida...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 425 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sanford, 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...
  Deltona, Sanford, Oviedo, Winter Springs, and Casselberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2893 8138 2883 8115 2863 8123 2876 8142
      2878 8142 2879 8145 2880 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 116DEG 1KT 2879 8129 

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

$$

Weitlich
2 follow-up statements
420 
WWUS52 KMLB 192034
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
434 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

FLC069-117-127-192115-
/O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-260819T2115Z/
Seminole FL-Lake FL-Volusia FL-
434 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN SEMINOLE...EAST CENTRAL LAKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL VOLUSIA
COUNTIES...

At 433 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sanford, 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...
Deltona, Sanford, Oviedo, Winter Springs, and Casselberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2893 8138 2883 8115 2863 8123 2876 8142
      2878 8142 2879 8145 2880 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 116DEG 1KT 2879 8129 

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

$$

Weitlich
164 
WWUS52 KMLB 192047
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
447 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

FLC069-117-127-192057-
/O.CAN.KMLB.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-260819T2115Z/
Seminole FL-Lake FL-Volusia FL-
447 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SEMINOLE...EAST
CENTRAL LAKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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 gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2893 8138 2883 8115 2863 8123 2876 8142
      2878 8142 2879 8145 2880 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 116DEG 1KT 2879 8129 

$$

Weitlich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 12:10 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more20 hr
Aug 19, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake26 min
Aug 19, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake28 min
Aug 19, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River32 min
Aug 19, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole29 min
Aug 19, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie30 min
Aug 19, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole24 min
Aug 19, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB53 min
Aug 19, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange28 min
Aug 19, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie26 min
Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole33 min
Aug 19, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Saint Lucie29 min
Aug 19, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin36 min
Aug 19, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake26 min
Aug 19, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB39 min
Aug 19, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin32 min
Aug 19, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake30 min
Aug 19, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake31 min
Aug 19, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSumter31 min
Aug 19, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake33 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.