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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 20, 2026Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 26 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 20, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 2026-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1463 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
1463 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1215 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 20, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:16 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 20, 3:22 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
322 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 2 NNW Cocoa             28.41N 80.76W
08/20/2026  M44 MPH          Brevard            FL   Other Federal

            USSF wind sensor on tower 1000 measured a
            peak wind gust of 44MPH/38KT from the west
            at 3:15 PM. Sensor elevation is 54 feet.

&&

MW
Local storm report, Aug 20, 3:24 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
324 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 2 WSW Port Canaveral    28.40N 80.65W
08/20/2026  M40 MPH          AMZ552             FL   Other Federal

            USSF wind sensor on tower 300 measured a
            peak wind gust of 40MPH/35KT from the
            northwest at 2:55 PM. Sensor elevation is 54
            feet.

&&

MW
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:42 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
342 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

FLZ041-045-046-141-247-347-202015-
Coastal Volusia FL-Orange FL-Seminole FL-Inland Volusia FL-
Mainland Northern Brevard FL-Inland Northern Brevard FL-
342 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN SEMINOLE...NORTHWESTERN
BREVARD...EAST CENTRAL ORANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maytown, or 7 miles southwest of Edgewater, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Deltona, Port Orange, Sanford, Oviedo, and Winter Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2906 8087 2894 8079 2879 8083 2879 8084
      2878 8083 2853 8091 2854 8125 2908 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 175DEG 20KT 2888 8097

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Fehling
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

FLZ041-141-202015-
Coastal Volusia FL-Inland Volusia FL-
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Daytona Beach Airport, or over South Daytona, moving southeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and South
Daytona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2943 8107 2909 8090 2903 8085 2897 8086
      2912 8115 2942 8115 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 292DEG 16KT 2918 8103

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange32 min
Aug 19, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola26 min
Aug 19, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola29 min
Aug 20, 12:38 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more18 hr
Aug 20, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake34 min
Aug 20, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake32 min
Aug 20, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia28 min
Aug 20, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
Aug 20, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard29 min
Aug 20, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia36 min
Aug 20, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake32 min
Aug 20, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard26 min
Aug 20, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia38 min
Aug 20, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBFlagler31 min
Aug 20, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard29 min
Aug 20, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBLake, Volusia2 hr
Aug 20, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole, Volusia33 min
Aug 20, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard2 hr
Aug 20, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB55 min
Aug 20, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard33 min
Aug 20, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia28 min
Aug 20, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Osceola93 min
Aug 20, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Osceola51 min
Aug 20, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee30 min
Aug 20, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Osceola2 hr
Aug 20, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee33 min
Aug 20, 6:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBOkeechobee116 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.