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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Melbourne, FL
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 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, 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.
- 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
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
$$
Weitlich2 follow-up statements
420
WWUS52 KMLB 192034
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
434 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
FLC069-117-127-192115-
/O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-260819T2115Z/
Seminole FL-Lake FL-Volusia FL-
434 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN SEMINOLE...EAST CENTRAL LAKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL VOLUSIA
COUNTIES...
At 433 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sanford, and is
nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Deltona, Sanford, Oviedo, Winter Springs, and Casselberry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2893 8138 2883 8115 2863 8123 2876 8142
2878 8142 2879 8145 2880 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 116DEG 1KT 2879 8129
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Weitlich164
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
$$
WeitlichThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 12:10 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 53 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 39 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Sumter | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 33 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.